The German taz Panter Foundation offers a long-term series of workshops for 25 female journalists from the Middle East and North Africa. Apply now in English and Arabic. Apply below.
20th September 2024
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Green Panter – Supporting Women in Reporting about Climate Change
German taz Panter Foundation offers a long-term series of workshops for female journalists from these countries:
• Algeria • Egypt • Iraq • Jordan • Kuwait • Lebanon • Libya • Morocco • Mauritania • Oman • Palestine • Saudi Arabia • Syria • Sudan • Tunisia • United Arab Emirates
The seminars include a kick-off workshop in the region, followed by a journalistic exchange in Berlin in the summer of 2026 for the winners of the Green Panter Award .
Due to its geographical location the Middle East and North Africa are one of the regions most affected by climate change worldwide. Despite the urgency of the issue, it is rather underrepresented in local media.
Workshop
– Journalistic experience in print, online, radio, or TV outlets
– Access to internet (computer or notebook, smartphone)
– Working language will be Arabic, with simultaneous translation to/from English. At least passive English would be fine. There will be no translation into Kurdish
– Journalists without international experience are highly welcome
• Algeria • Egypt • Iraq • Jordan • Kuwait • Lebanon • Libya • Morocco • Mauritania • Oman • Palestine • Saudi Arabia • Syria • Sudan • Tunisia • United Arab Emirates
The seminar will take place mainly online. There will be a physical kick-off meeting in the region plus a stay in Berlin in summer 2026 for the 15 winners of the Green Panter Award. In Berlin our guests will meet other journalists, politicians, public stakeholders and experts. The 15 winners of the Green Panter Award will get to know the German media landscape, they can increase their knowledge about Germany’s culture and politics and will have the chance to network.
25 female journalists will be invited to exchange their experiences and increase their professionalism.
Over a period of two years, a network of 25 experienced women journalists from the countries mentioned above is formed to:
a) receive training in environmental journalism
b) facilitates exchange with international environmental experts
c) work on solution-oriented environmental issues across national boundaries
d) publish nationally and internationally on environmental topics
e) honor outstanding journalistic results of the seminar by the Green Panter Award
The workshop is free of charge. Expenses with regard to the kick-off meeting as well as for the visit of Berlin for the winners of the Green Panter Award (flight, hotel, meals) will be paid by taz Panter Foundation.
39 online seminars, from November 2024 to August 2026
Interested journalists are asked to send an application in English or Arabic , in the form of one PDF, that includes:
– CV, including date of birth, place of residence, e-mail address, work experience, knowledge of language, photo
– statement of motivation, including e-mail contact of 2 journalistic reference persons, who may be contacted by Taz-Panter foundation (maximum 1000 characters/ 200 words)
– Applications in Arabic can be accepted only in exceptional cases. Please ask colleagues or friends for help with your English, if needed.
Your email – only 1 pdf document for CV and motivation statement – must be sent to green-panter@taz.de
Participants chosen will be informed until 5th of October 2024.
The taz Panter Foundation is closely linked to “Die Tageszeitung”, an independent daily German newspaper, owned by more than 20,000 members of the taz cooperative. This workshop is financially supported by the German Federal Foreign Office.
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