Are you a journalist interested in exploring the profound impact of conflict and war on media and journalism in the MENA region? 

Free Press Unlimited (FPU), in collaboration with Maharat Foundation, is launching a fellowship program on “The Impact of Conflict and War on Media and Journalism in the MENA.”

20 Arab journalists will be selected covering the MENA region including Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya.

Overall context:

Free Press Unlimited (FPU) is implementing a programme called “Core Support for Independent Media in the Southern Neighbourhood” with the support of the European Union from 2021 to 2026. The main objective of this programme is to provide comprehensive bespoke core support to pluralism, independence, and resilience of the media sector in the Southern Neighbourhood to withstand existing threats. The overall strategy of the programme aims to:

– Objective 1: improving sector capacities to safely produce and share more high-quality content within and outside the Southern Neighbourhood

– Objective 2: improving business viability and resilience among the independent media outlets in the Southern Neighbourhood.

– Objective 3: strengthening existing regional networks to more efficiently convene communities of practice in the Southern Neighbourhood.

Fellowship Objectives:

The fellowship program aims at fostering exchange among interested journalists on “The Impact of Conflict and War on Media and Journalism in the MENA” and supporting the production of one  opinion article per applicant, in two different multimedia formats (article and podcast or video), on current or past conflicts in the region, while showing promising documentation of their experiences and analyzing the impact of conflict and war on media and journalism in the MENA.