Katrina Media Fellowships (pass it on) (fwd)

[Guest guest]

Given the amount of discussion on last year concerning Hurricane

Katrina, I thought someone on this list might find this info to be useful.

 

..... print, radio, photography, and documentary film and video

production...

 

Seriously, I think there's a role for teaching people how to sprout in an

emergency. The whole food aid system seems to be devoid of fresh

healthy food!

 

 

Let me know if you apply for this grant (for any purpose).

 

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Marjorie Roswell

3443 Guilford Terrace

Baltimore, MD 21218

mroswell

410-467-3727

RawFoodWiki.org

50BushFlipFlops.org

BaltimoreVillage.org

 

 

 

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Deadline: March 31, 2006

 

The Open Society Institute (http://www.soros.org/ ) has announced a

fellowship competition in response to critical issues exposed by Hurricane

Katrina.

 

The Katrina Media Fellowships,

http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/focus_areas/katrina/guidelines,

will support dynamic print and radio journalists, photographers, and

documentary filmmakers in the creation, and improvement, of media coverage

of issues exposed by Katrina. Applicants should propose projects that will

expand and deepen the public's understanding of race and class

inequalities in the United States. Applicants may also propose projects

that will address the government's response to problems caused or 

illuminated by Katrina, the use or misuse of public funds, the role of

private contractors, the effectiveness of clean-up and rebuilding efforts,

citizen involvement in these efforts, and lessons learned that should

inform the handling of future natural and man-made disasters. In addition,

applicants may propose projects that draw attention to OSI's current or

past programmatic priorities, using Katrina as the frame. These priorities

include access to legal services and government assistance, criminal

justice reform, improving end of life care, access to healthcare and

education reform.

OSI expects to award twelve to fifteen one-year fellowships. Fellows will

receive between $15,000 and $35,000 to carry out projects in print, radio,

photography, and documentary film and video production. Award amounts will cover

a

stipend and project expenses and will vary depending on the project duration,

medium, and costs involved. The fellowship term begins June 15, 2006.

Applicants must be mid-career or veteran print or radio journalists,

photographers, or documentary filmmakers with proven track records as serious

media-makers. OSI will give special consideration to applicants who have been

displaced from or are residents of the Gulf Coast region.

The Katrina Media Fellowships are a one-time competition and will not be

offered in subsequent years.

Alvin Starks

Associate Director

Racial Justice Initiative and Fellowships

Open Society Institute (Soros Foundation)

400 West 59th Street, 3rd Floor

New York, New York 10019

t.212.548.0349/f.212.548.4656