MiCT, Seecon, and BORDA are inviting journalists and bloggers from Iraq to state-of-the art conflict sensitive journalism trainings on water related topics

If you are a journalist, citizen journalist, blogger, YouTuber – from Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, or Syria 

If you work for an independent media outlet (television, radio, magazine, newspaper, online), if you work for an innovative start-up, you work freelance, if you are a student 

If you have worked in the area of conflict sensitive journalism / constructive journalism before or if you are interested in it 

If you are based in or can travel on your own expenses to Beirut, Erbil, Amman, Tehran, or Istanbul

MiCT, Seecon, and BORDA are inviting journalists and bloggers from Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, and Syria to state-of-the art conflict sensitive journalism trainings on water related topics. 

Trainings will combine journalistic skills development – with a focus on conflict sensitive journalism - with water related knowledge sharing. The sessions will be interactive and participants will leave the training with hands on ideas and storyboards for interesting/thrilling water stories. 

Participants will be asked to submit their stories, once published. Out of all participants, a jury of SDC, MiCT, Seecon, and BORDA will select the best story. The author will receive the special “Water Open Eye Award” and a prize money of 1,000 USD.

Training schedule:

Amman: 14/15 November 2017
Beirut: 27/28 November 2017
Tehran: 16/17 January 2018
Erbil: 5/6 February 2018