Canadaland Audio Journalism Fellowship Program 2024 (Paid)

This informs the public about the Canadaland Audio Journalism Fellowship Program 2024. Details about the Program are given below.Canadaland Audio Journalism Fellowship Program 2024

Immerse yourself inside Canadaland’s newsroom for four months, learning how to create exceptional audio journalism. Grow your skills while taking your project from pitch to publication.

Delivered in partnership with Journalists for Human Rights, this is a paid program offering two students a four-month placement in Canada’s newsroom and an opportunity to work alongside and learn from our team of seasoned journalists and editors.

Fellows will receive pitching, research, scripting, storytelling, and audio training, and will complete a project from start to finish under the mentorship and guidance of our newsroom team.

Program Details

We are looking to recruit and place two third- or fourth-year undergraduate or master’s students with a deep interest in creating audio-based journalism and a story or project they are keen to report.

This 16-week fellowship in Canadaland’s Toronto newsroom will take place from May–August 2024. Over that time, fellows will aim to complete a project of approximately 20 minutes in length that could be published in Canada. In addition, we are offering up to $500 in relocation support for successful candidates from outside the GTA.

Eligibility

or the CanadaLabs fellowship, these are some criteria that will be considered to result in a successful application.

Qualifications

Candidate is in their third or fourth year of their bachelor’s or master’s degree in communications, journalism, media studies, audio engineering, broadcasting and/or any relevant field.

Fluent in written and spoken English (French and other languages an asset)
Any relevant acquired courses in media/journalism and storytelling

Skills

  • Beginner to intermediate audio production experience (using such systems as Reaper and/or Adobe Audition)
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a newsroom environment
  • Ability to be flexible and prepared as a problem solver (solutions-oriented)
  • An excellent communicator who knows how to receive and verbalize among a team
    Punctual and reliable team member
  • Can work well under pressure and tight deadlines
  • A passionate storyteller, excited at the prospect of threading together a narrative through audio

Experience

  • Previous audio production is an asset but not required
  • Fact-checking experience and/or capabilities required
  • Source-finding experience is an asset but not required
  • Understanding of various avenues and websites for research purposes

Knowledge

  • Audio production
  • Studio recording equipment
  • Mixing and mastering technique
  • Good ear for musical sound, pitch and tone

How to Apply

For those interested in the Canadian Audio Journalism Fellowship Program 2024. Open this link to start the application process.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 13 March 2024.

Open this link for more details about the Canadian Audio Journalism Fellowship Program 2024.

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