Open Name for Functions and Nominations:
Are you aware of a passionate disabled author who is keen to discover the intersection of journalism, expertise and incapacity? Do you aspire to shed a essential gentle on the affect of assistive applied sciences and mainstream applied sciences by means of a disabled lens? If that’s the case, we invite you to use or nominate a deserving candidate for IEEE Spectrum’s Taenzer Fellowship for Incapacity-Engaged Know-how Journalism.
In regards to the Fellowship:
Our Fellowship for Incapacity-Engaged Journalism was created to useful resource new, early- and mid-career disabled journalists as they produce compelling narratives that highlight the on a regular basis and distinctive challenges and concepts that disabled folks encounter with expertise. Whether or not you’re an skilled journalist or an rising author, this fellowship gives a novel alternative to develop your craft, whereas being supported with the lodging it’s essential to pursue tales. The Fellowship will run by means of the top of 2025.
Advantages of the Fellowship:
- Stipend: Fellows will obtain a $2500 one-timestipend to assist their dedication to investigative reporting on disability-related tech matters.
- Compensation: Strange skilled freelance compensation can be supplied by contract for the tales developed through the fellowship interval, guaranteeing that fellows are acknowledged for his or her beneficial contributions.
- Protection of Assistive Companies: We perceive the significance of accessibility in journalism. Subsequently, as a part of task contracts, the fellowship will cowl bills for assistive companies required by fellows to pursue their tales. These companies embody however should not restricted to American Signal Language (ASL) interpreters, mobility aids, and doc conversion.
- Schedule Flexibility: This fellowship will symbolize a part-time dedication, and as such may be maintained alongside different part-time work, freelance or gig work, and different schedule obligations. The requirement is that Taenzer Fellows have ample time to interact with this system by means of growth workshops and report and write a number ofinformation tales and one feature-length article through the course of their 18-month fellowship interval. The scheduling can be as versatile as attainable.
Eligibility Standards:
– Journalists at early- to mid-career phases, together with freelancers, are inspired to use, or these keen on coming into journalism.
– Demonstrated curiosity or expertise in writing about expertise, incapacity rights, or associated matters.
– Capability to decide to the fellowship’s length and ship high-quality journalistic work.
The right way to Apply or nominate a candidate:
To use or to appoint a deserving candidate for this fellowship, please submit the next supplies:
1. A resume or curriculum vitae highlighting the candidates journalism expertise and related achievements, or an electronic mail handle the place we will request a resume from nominees.
2. A press release of curiosity (500 phrases most) outlining your motivation for nominating somebody or making use of, your/their expertise or curiosity in disability-engaged journalism, and what areas of expertise you/they’re keen on analyzing.
3. Three samples of the candidate’s revealed writing, ideally showcasing their means to cowl matters associated to assistive applied sciences, incapacity rights, or expertise by means of a incapacity lens. Self-published gadgets, comparable to weblog posts, or gadgets written for restricted circulation venues, comparable to an organizational publication can be thought-about.
Submission Deadline: August 1st, 2024.
Please ship your software supplies to cass.s@ieee.org with the topic line “Taenzer Fellowship Software.”
Contact Info:
For inquiries or additional info, please contact Stephen Cass at cass.s@ieee.org or Margo Anderson at m.okay.anderson@ieee.org.
Be a part of us in making a significant affect by means of storytelling that fosters understanding, empathy, and inclusivity in journalism. Nominate somebody now for the IEEE Spectrum Taenzer Fellowship for Incapacity-Engaged Know-how Journalism and be a catalyst for change within the expertise media world right this moment!
