The Engagement4Exploration Media Project, a part of WITNESS’s Fortifying Community Truth Project, is thrilled to announce a unique opportunity for undergraduate mass communication students and recent graduates.
This project aims to equip and mentor young females with the essential tools and resources to combat the growing menace of misinformation effectively.
Selected participants will have the opportunity to attend a rigorous two-day capacity-building workshop on fact-checking and digital verification. This will be followed by a three-month mentorship and engagement programme. The training, facilitated by a freelance journalist with Vanguard Media Limited and the founder of Female Freelancers Network, Elizabeth Osayande, will take place in Lagos, Nigeria, in the last week of October.
Beyond the mentorship programme, where fellows will be posted to selected media houses and higher institutions, and guided to produce fact-check reports; It is hoped that the project will avail participants with networking opportunities, particularly for those seeking internships or long-term employment in the media industry.
Osayande, speaking on the project, emphasised its three basic objectives: to develop ethical fact-checkers, train a new crop of journalists with a sense of ethical understanding and responsibility, and create empowerment and networking opportunities for participants.
Interested participants are encouraged to apply for this unique opportunity and are required to have access to a laptop. Selected participants will be notified by the first week of October.
For more information and to apply, please visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYFQaEWgfuxmxVhIhBeKjtiG1LYAdgt1Gt7DGNJO-LQieXmg/viewform.