Applications are now open for Future News Worldwide 2021, an international online conference for the next generation of journalists.
Run by the British Council in partnership with some of the world’s leading media organisations, the event offers up to 20 places for Northern Ireland’s brightest young student bloggers, vloggers, photojournalists and reporters to hone their skills and make global connections.
Northern Ireland participants will be joined by 80 other young journalists from across the globe for a rich and packed programme focusing on the climate crisis, Covid-19 and the rise of disinformation.
As well as hearing from leading reporters and broadcasters, attendees will get to experience a two-hour crisis simulation that will place participants at the heart of a high-intensity health story, alongside workshops delivered by leading media organisations including Reuters, Google News Initiative and The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma.
Last year’s event, which featured delegates from 50 countries, included students from both Ulster University and Queen’s University Belfast, who met with some of the most experienced and respected international editors, broadcasters and reporters. Past conference speakers have included Maria Ressa, CEO of Rappler Media; Jon Snow, Channel Four and Christina Lamb, Chief Foreign Correspondent for the Sunday Times.
The opportunity is available to undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as recent graduates who will be aged 18-25 years old on July 2021. Applicants need to demonstrate that they are passionate about following a career in journalism and the deadline to apply is June 8.
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