Apply to participate in 5-days Media Workshop on Wildlife and Conservation Reporting in East Africa!

Earth Journalism Network will host this workshop at a venue in Fort Portal, mid-western Uganda.

During the workshop, participants will gain a deeper understanding of conservation efforts in the region and learn how researchers, Indigenous groups, local communities, and policymakers are protecting their ecosystems and addressing threats.

This workshop is part of EJN’s East Africa Wildlife Journalism project, supported by a joint grant from the US Department of Interior and the US Agency for International Development. EJN will bear the travel, accommodation, and meal costs of selected participants.

What is included in the Media Worksop?

Participants will engage in a combination of classroom-style study and field visits to select national parks, forest reserves, and other areas to learn more about habitat restoration efforts and conservation solutions.

They’ll also meet with experts to discuss the impacts of deforestation, land degradation, and the climate crisis.

In addition, participants will engage in hands-on capacity-building sessions to develop their skills in mobile journalism, multimedia journalism, solutions journalism, and data journalism, as well as learn how to improve their story pitches.

Who Qualifies for Media Workshop?

1. The workshop is open to journalists from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda. Those based in Kampala and the Ugandan countryside are especially encouraged to apply.
2. Self-motivated journalists interested in covering human-wildlife conflicts, poaching, trafficking, and other wildlife crimes
3. Also, journalists reporting on community-based conservation initiatives, grassroots solutions, and policy actions are presently underway to protect wildlife and manage habitats and natural resources.
4. Journalists from print, television, online, and/or radio, with a demonstrated track record of producing incisive, in-depth stories.

Please note:

• Selected participants must commit to attending all five days of the workshop.
• EJN and host’s partners and donors have the right to edit, publish, broadcast, and distribute any stories produced for your media outlet as a result of your participation in the workshop, once they have been published/broadcast in the original media outlet.

COVID 19-Protocols

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic crisis, EJN and its partners will strictly adhere to safety protocols. Participants are encouraged to carefully study the travel regulations from their countries as well as the destination country. Also, they should make sure they meet all requirements, including testing for COVID- 19. At the same time, applicants are encouraged to get vaccinated, for their safety and that of the other participants.

How to Apply

• Click on the Apply Now button on the top right of the official page.
• Applicants must provide a letter from their editor or media outlet supporting their application.
• Freelance journalists will need a letter of support from a media organization committing to publish or broadcast their stories.
• Applicants must submit two published writing samples or links to stories that have appeared online. Story clips related to wildlife and conservation issues are welcome.