09-10/10/2017 - FSC Youth Correspondent 2017 (Καναδάς)

Young people are at the centre of a sustainable future, and FSC is looking for a passionate youth correspondent who can engage their peers by covering this important event with originality, accuracy and inspiring reporting.

The FSC GA 2017 is FSC’s highest decision-making body. Eight hundred participants from 70 countries – representing social, economic and environmental interests from the Global North and South – will meet in Vancouver to discuss a sustainable future for the world’s forests and the people that inhabit them. To find out more about FSC International go to https://ic.fsc.org and for more detailed information on the FSC GA 2017 go to http://ga2017.fsc.org.

Two journalism students will be selected by the FSC Communications Unit to attend the GA and act as FSC Youth Correspondents – reporting for youth, by youth.

To ensure full coverage of the FSC GA 2017, roles and responsibilities for the youth correspondent could include:

• Writing, editing and feeding stories about the activities and outcomes of the FSC GA 2017, and its side events, into international, regional and local media networks and communities (ensuring equal regional media coverage);
• Attending events and roundtables in order to interview and profile key guests and delegates;
• Reporting throughout the event – getting comments and opinions from delegates that can be broadcast on various channels;
• Using a variety of tools and techniques to keep articles and other related work engaging – including taking photos and recording sound and video.

The successful applicant will receive:

• Return flights on economy class to Vancouver;
• Reimbursement of visa application fees;
• Accommodation (sharing) in a hotel in Vancouver;
• All meals and a small stipend will be provided.

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