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Newsletter N° 16 |
31.08.05 |
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| First time media monitoring ahead of Egypt’s presidential elections |
On 7 September, Egypt will hold its first presidential elections allowing multiple candidates to compete for the presidency. The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is currently carrying out a monitoring project to record how the elections are being covered in Egyptian media. Initial findings show that the coverage so far has been biased in favour of the current President, Husni Mubarak. RAP 21 spoke to Moataz El Fegiery, coordinator of the project.
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| TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
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| Training course for sub-editors from Southern Africa |
Journalists from Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe are encouraged to apply for a course on sub-editing, taking place from 17 to 24 October in South Africa.
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| 2000 Euro cash prize in award for most innovative website |
Submissions are encouraged for The RFI Net Africa Prize, hosted by Radio France Internationale (RFI), which honours Africa’s most innovative website or multimedia creation. Organised in partnership with UNESCO and the l’Agence universitaire de la Francophonie, the RFI Net Africa Prize 2005 aims to discover, encourage and promote projects that contribute to development in one the following areas: culture, health, education, solidarity economy, information, science, research, innovation and services.
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| FELLOWSHIPS
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| Apply now for an International Policy Fellowship |
The International Policy Fellowships (IPF) programme is calling for applications for their 2006-2007 fellowships, which support analytical policy research in the development of open societies, including the rule of law, democratic elections, diverse and vigorous civil societies, and respect for minorities.
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