2023/2024 Chevening Africa Media Freedom
Fellowship (CAMFF)
The Chevening Africa Media
Freedom Fellowship (CAMFF) is aimed at mid-senior level African professionals with
demonstrable leadership skills in their fields, including public
servants working in media policy and regulatory frameworks or media
professionals such as journalists. Selected fellows will be from the
following Sub-Saharan African countries: Ethiopia, Burundi, Cameroon, Gambia,
Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
The fellowship is hosted by the University
of Westminster.
This fellowship is funded by the UK Foreign,
Commonwealth, and Development Office.
Programme Structure
Fellows will undertake a bespoke 8-week
fellowship programme titled ‘New Media for a New Africa: Freedom of Speech,
Economic Prosperity, and Good Governance. The programme will combine
professional development of the values of good journalism (curiosity, rigour,
challenge, storytelling, research, doing no harm, and freedom of speech) with
an understanding of new opportunities to make reporting more effective and to
use new ways to enhance its reach and impact.
This programme will bring together 12 leading
media, information practitioners, and regulators from 11 countries. The
course is designed to promote a lively exchange of ideas, experience, and
constructive learning between participants and course leaders. It includes both
seminars and speaker talks, off-site visits, and fieldwork. Fellows will be
challenged to debate key policy issues, understand international and UK
positions, and participate in discussions on the ethics of reporting.
Participants will be expected to participate
in individual and group coursework projects, actively participate in their
professional and career development, and engage keenly throughout the programme
and as part of the network.
The curriculum focuses on how
the media are held to account and the broader context within which political
institutions operate. The ethics of reporting are at the heart of all debates.
Eligibility criteria
for the CAMFF
To be eligible for a Chevening Africa Media
Freedom Fellowship (CAMFF), you must:
- Be a citizen of Ethiopia, Burundi, Gambia, Malawi,
Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
- Return to your country of citizenship at the end of the
period of the fellowship
- Have a postgraduate level qualification (or equivalent
professional training or experience in a relevant area) at the time of
application
- Have at least seven years’ work experience before
applying
- Be a mid-senior level African professional with
demonstrable leadership skills in fields which may include public servants
working in areas of media policy and regulatory frameworks, or media
professionals such as journalists
- Be fluent in written and spoken English
- Not hold British or dual-British citizenship
- Agree to adhere to all relevant guidelines and
expectations of the fellowship
Benefits
Each fellowship includes:
- Full programme fees
- Living expenses for the duration of the fellowship
- Return economy airfare from your country of residence
to the UK
Application Deadline: 1 November 2022
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