Disaster Management and Resiliency in the Asia Pacific Journalism Fellowship, USA – Japan

Disaster Management and Resiliency in the Asia Pacific Journalism Fellowship, USA – Japan




Disaster Management and Food Security in the Asia Pacific Journalism Fellowships
Disaster Management and Food Security in Journalism Fellowships program sponsored by the Asia Pacific Center for Global Partnership. The new 14-day dialogue professional, study and travel program is designed to work 12 broadcast, print and online journalists from the United States, Japan, China and the countries of Asia and the Pacific Ocean adjacent to plate tectonics. It will introduce journalists to participate in disaster management activities in the United States and Japan as well as post-disaster challenges to the political security, economy and energy. Emphasis will be placed on:

disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery efforts at the local, federal and international levels;
government, military, business and civil society managed to reduce risk and in providing post-disaster relief initiatives;
resilience to recover from the disaster and the maintenance of the political structure of the market economy, energy policy and the functioning of communities after disasters;
the impact of natural disasters recently in the market and economic disaster supply chains across the Asia Pacific region;
response to the Fukushima nuclear crisis and the future of energy policy and security in the Asia Pacific region.

DISASTER MANAGEMENT 2012 journalism and scholarship resistance

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Date: May 13 to 27, 2012
Study Tour Destinations: San Francisco, California, Honolulu, Hawaii, Tokyo, Japan, Sendai, Japan

Who Can Apply: Mid-career journalists with at least seven years experience in journalism. Media professionals from print, broadcast and online news organizations, including journalists, writers, editors, producers, columnists, bloggers and editorial writers can apply. Participating journalists will cover the four Japanese, four Americans, and four journalists from China and Asia and Oceanic countries bordering the Pacific tectonic plate. Countries including Fiji, Indonesia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Tonga, and Vanuatu. Journalists who specialize in topics related to specific themes are preferred. Fluency in English is required.

Application Deadline: Monday, March 12, 2012

Funding: East-West Center and the Center for Global Partnership
The program is intended for air transportation, lodging, and program-related ground transportation and meals for participating journalists.

Given the recent Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and resulting tsunami and the nuclear crisis, there has been a rethinking of how government and communities prepare for and respond to disasters. Disaster management requires cooperation between the two varieties of a range of stakeholders in affected countries, and between the international community, to preserve and maintain the resilience of the political structure, market economy and energy policy. In response, East-West Center is pleased to announce a new Disaster Management and Food Security in the Asia Pacific Journalism Fellowship program.

2012, Disaster and Security Management Journalism Fellowship Program will introduce journalists to participate in disaster management activities in the United States and Japan as well as post-disaster challenges to the political security, economy and energy. In San Francisco, journalists will examine the lessons from the Loma Prieta earthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay Area of ​​California on October 17, 1989 and measured 6.9 on the Richter scale. In addition, California, particularly San Francisco area, is considered a leading example of the U.S. disaster management and development of renewable energy. Honolulu, meanwhile, will provide reporters with a greater understanding of regional disaster prevention and mitigation and will include additional examples of alternative power generation. In Japan, the journalists will visit the capital for an assessment of how the government and Japan's disaster-response agency handled Eastern Earthquake of Japan and the resulting tsunami and the nuclear crisis, and what lessons are learned. In addition, the journalists will examine nuclear power and energy policy in Japan from various perspectives. In Sendai, the East-West Center will expose journalists to the personal side of natural disasters through discussions with students, aid workers and community members. In both the United States and Japan, the role and responsibility of media to accurately report the disaster will be explored.

How to Apply:
All applicants must complete an application form. You can download a PDF version or MS Word. NOTE: You must keep a copy of the form to your computer before filling out the form. Application instructions can also be downloaded here.

In addition to the application form, applicants must also provide the following:

Letter of Interest (maximum two pages) including:
Interest in the Fellowship theme and its relevance to the beat you cover
What do you expect both to contribute and to gain from participating in the Fellowship
A short paragraph about the news organization and its scope
Possible story ideas
NOTE - EWC requires journalists to participate to submit at least one story or a series of blog and / or tweets that result from their participation in the alliance.
Resume (two pages maximum)
Letter of recommendation from your immediate supervisor describing your suitability for this program and how news organizations hoping to benefit from your participation.
Two references from outside your organization employs

Additional pages delivered over the maximum limit will not be copied to and read by the Selection Committee. Furthermore, late applications will not be accepted.

Please send applications by Monday, March 12, 2012 by mail, fax or email to:

Disaster Management & Security Scholarships
East-West Seminar
East-West Center
1601 East-West Road
Honolulu, Hawaii 96848-1601, U.S.A.

Email: journalismfellowship@eastwestcenter.org
Fax: 808-944-7600
Questions: 808-944-7368

NOTE, for fax and e-mail submissions: Indicate 'Disaster Management Applications "in the subject heading. We will confirm receipt within 5 working days. If you do not hear from us, please follow up.

For more information about the Exchange and for a list of all the East-West Center and a journalism scholarship exchange, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/journalismfellowships

CONTACT INFORMATION
Liz A. Dorn
Program Coordinator, Seminar
East-West Center
1601 East West Road
Honolulu, Hawaii 96 848
(Tel) 808-944-7368
dorne@eastwestcenter.org ~ ~ V

For more information, please visit the official website: www.eastwestcenter.org