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TRAVEL AND REPORTING OPPORTUNITY IN ASIA PACIFIC
The East-West Center is accepting applications for the Spring 2010 Jefferson Fellowships for Journalists
Three week seminar and travel program to Honolulu, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Jakarta will focus on new economic and political realities in the wake of the global economic crisis
HONOLULU (Dec. 16) - The East-West Center is accepting applications for the Spring 2010 Jefferson Fellowships for journalists, a three-week seminar and travel program for journalists from Asia Pacific and the United States. Ten Fellowships will be awarded, four Fellowships for U.S. journalists and six Fellowships for journalists from Asia Pacific.
The theme is "Reporting New Realities: Beyond the Economic Crisis" with travel to Honolulu, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Jakarta. Below is a summary of the program. The application deadline is Wednesday, January 27, 2010.
Journalists in the Spring 2010 program, April 17-May 9, will spend 6 days in Honolulu in dialogue sessions with Asia Pacific regional experts and with one another followed by travel to Hong Kong, Shanghai and Jakarta to explore "new realities" in the U.S.-Asia Pacific region in the wake of the shock of the global economic crisis and in the face of the growing challenge of climate change.
This special Spring 2010 program also provides an opportunity to network with hundreds of regional journalists, high level newsmakers and regional experts at the East-West Center's 2nd International Media Conference in Hong Kong from April 25-28 and to cover the opening of the World Expo on May 1 in Shanghai.
The Jefferson Fellowships provide an excellent opportunity for journalists to broaden their knowledge of Asia Pacific regional issues, gain on-the-ground perspectives, and engage in dialogue with colleagues from across Asia and the U.S. Since 1967, more than 600 journalists from 27 countries and territories across the region have participated in the program.
Spring 2010 Jefferson Fellowships for Journalists
Dates: April 17-May 9, 2010
Theme: "Reporting New Realities: Beyond the Economic Crisis"
Travel Destinations: Honolulu, Hawaii; Hong Kong SAR and Shanghai, China; Jakarta, Indonesia
Who Can Apply: Working print, broadcast, and on-line journalists in the United States, Asia and the Pacific Islands. Five years of experience preferred. English fluency required.
Funding: Airfare, lodging, per diem and most other program expenses are provided through a grant from The Freeman Foundation of Stowe, Vermont. Participants are responsible for all applicable visa fees and any additional visa-related expenses.
Application Deadline: Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Information and applications: For full program information program and information about how to apply, please visit: www.eastwestcenter.org/jefferson
Contacts: Send applications and questions by email to [email protected] or fax at (808) 944-7600. For phone inquiries, please contact Ann Hartman, Jefferson Fellowships Coordinator at (808) 944-7619.
Theme: "Reporting New Realities: Beyond the Economic Crisis"
The shock of the global financial crisis and renewed commitment to addressing climate change pose new realities for countries around the world. Leaders at the APEC Summit in Singapore in November 2009 stated "We cannot go back to 'growth as usual' or 'trade as usual.' The post-crisis landscape will be different. We need a new growth paradigm. We need a fresh model of economic integration." But what will such models look like, and how are countries positioned to implement them?
Participants in the Spring 2010 Jefferson Fellowships will explore new realities in the U.S.- Asia Pacific region in the wake of the shock of the global economic crisis and in the face of the growing challenge of climate change. This special Jefferson Fellowships program will begin with one week of dialogue sessions at the East-West Center in Honolulu, followed by an opportunity to attend the East-West Center's 2nd International Media Conference in Hong Kong on the theme "Reporting New Realities in Asia and the Pacific." The conference will provide on-the-ground updates on news and media issues throughout the world's most dynamic region through keynote speakers, panels of journalists and other professionals, plenary sessions with regional experts, and media workshops.
Participants will then travel to Shanghai and Jakarta to explore some of these new realities. China and Indonesia are countries with huge populations and rising influence in the Asia Pacific region. As members of the G-20, they both have a seat at the new international table to discuss the future of global governance. Yet both are still developing countries that are seeking a model of sustainable economic growth in the face of new global economic realities, regional power balances and climate change. Participants will visit Shanghai in advance of the opening of the World Expo on the theme "Better City, Better Life" to explore the significance of the Expo for China and for Shanghai, the new Chinese-U.S. relationship, and how China is moving forward with its economic recovery and future development. In Jakarta, participants will explore the under-reported "new reality" of democratic and economic transition in the world's fourth most populous country and the largest Muslim democracy. They will examine the many challenges that lie ahead for the multi-ethnic, multi-lingual country to develop a robust, effective democracy and economic growth in a challenging new global landscape.
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For 50 years, the East-West Center has been promoting better relations and understanding among the people and nations of the United States, Asia, and the Pacific through cooperative study, research, and dialogue. The Jefferson Fellowships, established in 1967, is the flagship media program of the East-West Center.