Bridge Program application: Summer 2014

BRIGDE PROGRAM APPLICATION: Summer 2014

August 9th – August 23th, 2014 (Prague August 9-16, Istanbul August 16-23)

Program Description

The BRIDGE Program is a professional development program designed for emerging young professionals in journalism. The goal of the BRIDGE program is to advance knowledge and access to reporting tools and networks of journalism students during a two week summer program, taking place in two geographical locations – Czech Republic and Turkey. Leading academics and scholars of journalism and media from the US, the Czech Republic and Turkey are developing the curriculum which will consist of three main components:

• (1) academic coursework;
• (2) new skills development;
• (3) intercultural learning.

The summer program features academic coursework, mentorship of students’ research, workshops with experts on digital media, roundtables with journalists and policymakers, visits of local media and news agencies in Prague and Istanbul. The program’s mission is to promote greater understanding and create networks among students of journalism and media by learning about and discussing recent developments in Europe, the US and the MENA region.

The successful candidates will receive full scholarship covering: travel cost, room and board and study materials related expenses. The summer program will take place in Prague and in Istanbul.

Application deadline: April 30, 2014.

Read more and apply here.