20 October 2004

WORLD PRESS INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIPS


The World Press Institute (WPI) is accepting applications from journalists around the world for the 2005 WPI Fellowships, which foster understanding about the role and responsibilities of a free press in a democracy.

Each year, 10 fellowships are awarded to journalists. WPI fellows begin their four-month fellowship with more than a dozen briefings about aspects of the United States, conducted primarily by Macalester College faculty. They will also attend a four-day journalism seminar. The fellows then embark on an arduous three-month journey across the US, with briefings, interviews and visits.

Only journalists who have at least five years of full-time news experience and English fluency are eligible for the fellowships. Applicants must submit several written essays, three letters of recommendation and at least three samples of their work.

The deadline for applications is 31 December 2004.

For more information, visit: http://www.worldpressinstitute.org/fellowship.htm

Contact: John Ullmann, Executive Director, WPI: ullmann@macalester.edu. Address: 1635 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105, USA; Tel: 651 696 6360; Fax: 651 696 6306.



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