Mekong Matters: Workshop and Network for Development Journalists 

 The rapid pace of development leading up to the the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is creating opportunities for journalists to find innovative and important environmental, business, investment, health and culture stories. Are you a Mekong-area journalist who reports on social and environmental impacts of development projects such as dams, mines, roads, ports or economic land concessions? Mekong Partnership for the Environment (MPE) may have workshop, fellowship, resource and networking opportunities for you.

 

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 31

The Mekong Partnership for the Environment seeks journalists to participate in workshops and establish a network of Mekong journalists reporting on development issues. Participants will learn about social impacts, Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), investment, and investigative journalism. They will also help plan a Mekong journalist network reporting on these development issues and access other events and resources. Our first workshop is focused on finding story ideas using Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs):

Workshop:	Mekong Matters: Reporting on Development Projects Using EIAs
When:	Sept 16-19 (3.5 days), with travel on Sept 15 and 19 or 20.
Where:	Chiang Mai, Thailand
Who:	Print, broadcast or social media journalists: Editors. Senior reporters. Environmental or business reporters. Citizen and social media journalists. From Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Cost:	No cost. All travel and event costs will be sponsored by MPE.
Objectives:	Participants will learn how to: Access and analyse EIAs for environment, business and other stories Create human stories from EIA information and data Participants will also: Leave the workshop with real story ideas, outlines and/or sources Take an investigative field trip to a real development project site Discuss workshop and networking ideas for development journalists Meet local environmental groups to get sources and story ideas Access network news, map and data websites and story fellowships   Facilitators:
	Jeff Rutherford: experienced journalism trainer with Internews, Thailand-based sustainability expert James Fahn: UC Berkeley journalism lecturer, early innovator in Asian environmental reporting, Earth Journalism Network Director EIA experts, local civil society organisations, Internews, Pact How to apply: Log-in to the Earth Journalism website. If you are a new member, please register with you name and email here: http://earthjournalism.net/@@register Click the apply link below. Fill out all required questions, upload your letters of reference and work samples (all file formats are accepted). You can save your application and return to it if you can't finish it at one time. Just remember to bookmark the application in your web browser Submit the application for review when you are finished. Apply by July 31st.                    (Source: http://earthjournalism.net/)