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Opportunities: 2009 Summer Fellowships in Journalism & Strategic Communications
The Israel Project (TIP) Media Fellowship is open to undergraduate and graduate students as well as recent college or graduate school alumni who are starting their careers in journalism or strategic communications/Israel advocacy (please note that undergraduate students must have completed at least three years of college/university to be eligible for consideration). TIP teaches techniques designed to increase accurate and fair coverage of Israel and Jews in the American and global news media. Throughout the summer, Fellows meet with top-level journalists, Middle East analysts and strategic communications professionals. They also put their knowledge to use in writing assignments, many of which are published during the fellowship; plan and staff TIP press conferences and briefings; and undertake in-depth research projects. Additionally, Fellows become skilled at building relationships with journalists, providing them key information and researching complex topics. TIP's Media Fellows learn directly from the research conducted by our top team including TIP Founder Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi and world-renowned pollsters Frank Luntz, Ph.D., Stan Greenberg, Ph.D. and Neil Newhouse.
The 2009 fellowship will be located in Washington, D.C. during two sessions. The Israel Project is unable to offer a stipend to Media Fellows this year. However, The Israel Project WILL reimburse international participants for visa expenses. Media Fellows are encouraged to apply for funding from other institutions. Past Media Fellows have gone on to work at major media outlets such as The Washington Post and the Associated Press; lobbying, advocacy and public relations organizations, including Ketchum, AIPAC, the Britain Israel Communications & Research Centre (BICOM) and TIP; and prestigious internships with Congress and the White House.
The Israel Project's Media Fellowship is made possible by The Andrew H. and Ann R. Tisch Foundation, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation and The Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund.
Location
Washington, D.C. (both sessions)
Application Deadline
March 27, 2009 at 5 p.m.*
*All applicants, especially Europeans, are encouraged to apply as early as possible for visa processing purposes.
Session Dates
Session I: June 8 - Aug. 7
Session II: July 13 - Sept. 11
Final Acceptance Notification
April 17, 2009
To Apply
Application can be downloaded at www.theisraelproject.org/mediafellows
For More Information
Contact Michael Wain, Media Fellows Program Coordinator, atmichaelw@theisraelproject.org.