10-23/4/2016 & 11-24/9/2016 “Economic and Political Reporting from Southeast Europe” (London, UK & Berlin, Germany)

In 2016, sixteen journalists from Southeast Europe will be selected to participate in the “Economic and Political Reporting from Southeast Europe” programme, managed by experienced staff from “ Thomson Reuters Foundation” and Robert Bosch Stiftung.

The programme includes two 10-day training courses in London, UK (10-23 April, 2016) and in Berlin, Germany (11-24 September, 2016) and is run by skilled ex-Reuters journalists. Participants will also travel to Brussels and Frankfurt to meet policy-makers and journalists covering European financial and political affairs.

The course will cover the following broader topics:
Writing about emerging market economies;
Markets reporting and covering companies;
Practical exercises based on current European themes.
Participants will be expected to attend both parts of the course.

Eligibility:
Full-time professional journalists who have been working for at least two years with a recognised publication, website, radio or television station;
Fluent in English;
Portfolio that includes experience in economic journalism or must otherwise demonstrate a strong interest in economic and political issues;
Citizens of Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia or Turkey;
Permission from their employer to take part in the programme.
Please visit Robert Bosch Stiftung’s website at to find more information on the programme and experiences of former participants.

Costs:
Flights, accommodation and living expenses will be covered for the duration of the programme.

How to apply?
Together with your “Online application” you will have to submit these documents:

A short biography of now more than 200 words;
A story of the state of your national economy;
A statement of between 250 and 500 words describing any factors affecting your work as a journalist. Explain how you hope to benefit from the course for which you are applying;
Two recent examples of your published work, preferably relevant to the course for which you are applying, with a brief summary in English (if necessary). TV/Radio journalists can send in their scripts and a brief summary.

Deadline for applying is 15 February 2015.

Deadline: 15 February 2016
Open to: full-time professional journalists from Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey
Venue: 10-23 April 2016 London, UK; , Berlin, Germany.

For more information please visit the “Official Website”.