Applications Invited for Road Safety Reporting Training of Trainers 2020

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ICFJ works at the nexus of journalism and technology, building the expertise and storytelling skills of reporters worldwide. Through their work, journalists are enhancing news coverage and connecting more deeply with their audiences. As a result, they are increasing the flows of reliable, trustworthy news - a cornerstone of healthy democracies. They believe that better journalism leads to better lives. They empower an unparalleled global network of journalists to produce news reports that lead to better governments, stronger economies, more vibrant societies and healthier lives.

2020 Road Safety Reporting Training of Trainers

In partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), ICFJ has previously extended opportunities to 84 journalists from 45 countries to participate in road safety reporting programs. These training sessions and global conferences work to deepen participants’ knowledge and expand their access to experts with the goal of raising awareness and spurring dialogue around critical – yet underreported – road safety issues.

In continuation of this effort to empower journalists by equipping them with best practices and expertise on road safety reporting, ICFJ is excited to launch three Training of Trainers (ToTs) series that will create a core group of 30-45 journalism trainers who will scale the program’s impact across 15 target countries from the Americas, Western Pacific and South-East Asia and Africa.

The virtual ToTs sessions are designed to enable select local journalists to independently develop the capacity within their local networks for improved and increased road safety coverage. These online training courses are meant to maximize interaction between participants and their trainers, facilitate group discussions, and ensure that trainers are able to address the questions and concerns of participants. The selected participants should be able to support journalism on road safety, but more importantly, become trainers and mentors and eventually conduct their own road safety reporting trainings.

Criteria:

• The program is open to journalists who have demonstrated an interest in road safety reporting. Experience conducting trainings is not necessary, but applicants should be able to discuss a rough training plan including what groups they will target for training in their own country. Each online session will last approximately three hours.
• In early 2021, ICFJ will gather all three cohorts for a virtual reconvening to give participants the chance to workshop their training plans further.  ICFJ will then offer small grants to support participants to lead their own road safety reporting training. Participants interested in this competitive process will be required to submit a short proposal, identifying how they wish to implement their independent training, how many journalists they expect to reach, as well as a brief budget proposal outlining expected costs.
• In addition to the funding support, ICFJ will provide one-on-one virtual mentorship to participants as they plan their training after the ToT trainings. Participants will be expected to plan and execute their own local training in early 2021.

Applicants will be asked to provide the following:

• An essay outlining their interest in the program and what they hope to gain from it; 
• A description of their news organization and/or any journalism associations and groups they belong to;
• A brief letter of support from an editor or newsroom manager confirming their support for the applicant’s participation in the program;
• A sample of a story, preferably related to road safety and/or injury prevention;
• A commitment to implement at least one road safety reporting training locally;
• Selection will be based on the journalists’ professional qualifications, relevant experience such as demonstrated interest in the topic of injury prevention or road safety, English-language proficiency, and endorsement by a newsroom manager.

Deadline: Sunday, September 30th, 2020 (11:59pm U.S. Eastern Daylight Time).

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