The opportunity is available to undergraduate and postgraduate students from any country who are between 18-25 years old as of July 1
Hyderabad: Applications are now open for Future News Worldwide 2021, a prestigious international online conference run by the British Council in partnership with some of the world’s leading media organisations.
Under the theme ‘Climate, COVID-19 and the rise of disinformation: how journalism can best serve a world in crisis’, the conference will offer a packed programme for the next generation of newsmakers and content creators. Taking place online, there are 100 places available for the brightest young student bloggers, vloggers, photojournalists, and reporters from across the globe to take part. The last date to apply is June 8.
As well as hearing from leading reporters and broadcasters, attendees will get to experience a breaking health story in a high intensity news-room simulation created by First Draft, designed to provoke real-time reporting decisions to combat the spread of misinformation. The opportunity is available to undergraduate and postgraduate students from any country who are between 18-25 years old as of July 1. Applicants should be able to speak English at an advanced level and need to demonstrate passion about following a career in journalism.