Application Deadline: 13 October 2023
Course Dates: 27 November – 1 December 2023

Taboom Media, a global media development and monitoring group, invites reporters, editors, publishers, and bloggers based in Africa and proficient in English to apply for this week-long online reporting workshop on covering LGBTQI+ issues and religion.

Participants must be open-minded to the issues at hand and affiliated with news operations where they can contribute positively to the accurate and ethical reporting of how religion intersects with sexual and gender minorities. Participants will be required to attend all workshop sessions, complete nightly homework assignments, and produce at least one story for publication, broadcast or other distribution by January 2024.

Please complete the application form and upload your CV and two work samples (links preferred).

The application deadline is 13 October 2023. Only successful candidates will be notified, and they will be notified by 20 October 2023.

Thank you for taking the time to apply. You can learn more about our work at TaboomMedia.com. This course is made possible with support from the Arcus Foundation, the National Endowment for Democracy, and other partners.

For examples of stories past workshop trainees have reported, see: taboommedia.com/category/lgbtqifaith-in-africa/

Application form: https://forms.gle/nMNZSrVDyaPRqS4x8

NOTE: You will need to sign into a Google account to complete the application form (required for CV upload). Don’t have a Google account? Click on the application link above then click “create account” to create a free account.