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Media forum on freedom and democracy to be held in Nairobi

Media forum on freedom and democracy to be held in Nairobi

Deadline: March 29, 2010 Region: Sub-Saharan Africa The Somalia-based South and Central Journalists Association (SOCJA) is organizing a media forum …

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Grants available for broadcasters in Kazakhstan

Grants available for broadcasters in Kazakhstan

Deadline: February 14, 2010 Country: Kazakhstan Broadcast and video journalism organizations in Kazakhstan can apply for grants to support programming …

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What’s around the word “diversity”?

What’s around the word “diversity”?

You might object that this is a very banal or rhetorical topic…perhaps you’re right. But, notwithstanding this, I think that, …

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Kiev, Ukraine to host trainings on convergent media

Kiev, Ukraine to host trainings on convergent media

Deadline: February 5, 2010 Country: Ukraine Journalists and editors of print and online Ukrainian regional media are invited to trainings …

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Inclusive Journalism course for Moroccan journalists

Inclusive Journalism course for Moroccan journalists

Date: 18-20 February 2010 Location: Tangier, Morocco Young journalists in Morocco will be trained in inclusive journalism, by Richard Cookson, …

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Racism on the Internet

Racism on the Internet

Posted on: January 19, 2010 Region: worldwide Racism on the Internet, by Dr Yaman Akdeniz, is the the new title published by …

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Year-long fellowships focused on mental health reporting

Year-long fellowships focused on mental health reporting

Deadline: April 19, 2010 Region: Worldwide Journalists from across the world can apply for the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental …

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Kenyan festival seeks films on children and youth

Kenyan festival seeks films on children and youth

Deadline: April 15, 2010 Country: Kenya A Kenyan film festival is seeking  fictional, animated, drama, documentaries, experimental films and creatively …

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Scholarship for international female activist bloggers

Scholarship for international female activist bloggers

Deadline:  January 31, 2010 Region: Worldwide Female bloggers outside the United States, blogging to raise awareness, consciousness or funding to …

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Grants available for human rights, free speech projects in Central Asi...

Grants available for human rights, free speech projects in Central Asi...

Deadline: March 31, 2010 Country: Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Journalism and non-profit organizations in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tadjikistan are encouraged to …

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