Deadline: 15 February 2013
This year’s submission deadline for the 2013 Fellowships for the Master of Arts in Journalism has been moved to Friday, 15 February 2013.
The fellowships are awarded to full-time Asian journalists who have excellent professional and academic record, a commitment to good journalism and leadership qualities. A grant covers tuition and other expenses for the two-year M. A. Journalism degree program offered by the Communication Department of the Ateneo de Manila University.
Since 2003, 104 journalists from 14 Asian countries including Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Cambodia, and India have received the grant.
Presently 17 journalists from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal and Philippines are enrolled in the program as fellowship grantees.
Designed for working journalists, the M.A. Journalism program is a hybrid distance learning program. Online class sessions take place via the learning management system Blackboard, and classroom sessions are held at the Ateneo de Manila University’s Loyola campus in Quezon City, Philippines.
The curriculum is made up of 12 courses including courses in ethics and specialized reporting and writing courses such as International Reporting, Investigative Journalism and Reporting about Religions. The program’s design allows working journalists and other media professionals to study at their own pace and time, and in their own homes or workplaces.
The international faculty includes experienced journalists and academics from Australia, Canada, U.S., U.K., Germany, the Philippines, India and Malaysia.
MA IN JOURNALISM:
A distance learning program designed for Asian working journalists who seek to develop the Asian perspective in their work, intensify their commitment to journalism’s ideals and be at the cutting-edge in a global, technologically sophisticated environment. The coursework consists of 12 courses taught by an international faculty using blended learning (i.e. online learning and face-to-face learning) methods.
About 20 students from various Asian countries are admitted each year. As of 2012, more than 100 journalists from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam have enrolled.
The program is administered by ACFJ under the Ateneo Department of Communication.
Coursework
Twelve courses make up the M. A. Journalism program. At its core are three foundation courses on the principles and values of journalism. With a course load of four subjects per semester, the program can be completed in four semesters (two school years).
Core courses (3) – impart a grounding on the ethics and principles that underpin independent, responsible and well-crafted reports on public affairs and issues:
JOURN 200: Media Ethics
A foray into the realm of the ethical and professional in the field of journalism covering issues and questions relating to use of sources; deception, lying and other under-handed techniques of getting a story; corruption; privacy; conflict of interest; and national security, among others. Scrutinizes the impact of ethical lapses on the credibility of journalists and explores possible solutions to what is perceived as deteriorating ethical standards. Explores the feasibility of drawing up ethical standards in the region for doing journalism.
JOURN 201: Contemporary Issues in Media Law
Examines contemporary and evolving legal and regulatory frameworks in the region within which journalists operate (including those on libel and defamation, privacy and tort actions, national security restrictions, newsgathering and access to news sources, comment on electoral and judicial processes, commercial media and others). Provides a forum for discussion, debate and alternative thinking. Explores and discusses diverse and competing political, cultural and media values used to justify the regulation of journalism. Also looks at emerging regulations that affect the new media.
JOURN 202: Advanced Reporting and Writing
A core course upon which a journalist’s work is built and developed. Field work and reportage is given emphasis as students work on various story assignments within given deadlines, simulating newsroom environments. The principles of journalism—accuracy, balance, and fairness are reemphasized. Weekly writing assignments are given, with students writing longer and more complex stories as the course progresses.
Elective courses (5) – provide intensive training in covering specialized news. Among these are:
LEARNING VIA THE INTERNET: Courses are taught using Internet-based distance education methods, a truly convenient platform for working journalists. With online classes, they can pursue their studies at their own time and in any place of their choice—home, office or café—and without major disruptions to their careers and personal lives. Core courses are taught using a fusion of online and on-campus methods. Electives and Master’s Projects take place entirely online, while the cognate courses are taken on-campus.
FEES: Tuition and miscellaneous fees for the entire program add up to about USD 2,000. Accommodations and living expenses cost about USD 300 for the two-week, on-campus sessions in the core and cognate courses, and about USD 900 for the six-week summer semester.
STUDY GRANTS: The ACFJ Fellowships for M.A. Journalism sponsor Asian journalists who can demonstrate excellence in their work and are contributing in a significant way to the press in their own societies. Full grants cover tuition fees, books, travel (international and domestic) and living expenses for the on-campus sessions. Other forms of support are available to senior journalists, teachers and part-time working journalists.
DEADLINE:
Applications for admission and study grants must be submitted by February 15 to newsroom@admu.edu.ph (Attn: MA Journalism), or to the ACFJ business address:
Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University
Department of Communication
3/F Social Sciences Building
Quezon City 1108 Philippines
ACFJ FELLOWSHIP FOR MA JOURNALISM CHECKLIST OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
** Please remind your endorses to submit their recommendations directly to ACFJ by 15 February 2013
The requirements above are solely for the ACFJ fellowship. For admission to the MA Journalism program please refer to the checklist at http://www.ls.ateneo.edu/adgp.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: newsroom@admu.edu.ph
Website: http://acfj.ateneo.edu/
This year’s submission deadline for the 2013 Fellowships for the Master of Arts in Journalism has been moved to Friday, 15 February 2013.
The fellowships are awarded to full-time Asian journalists who have excellent professional and academic record, a commitment to good journalism and leadership qualities. A grant covers tuition and other expenses for the two-year M. A. Journalism degree program offered by the Communication Department of the Ateneo de Manila University.
Since 2003, 104 journalists from 14 Asian countries including Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Cambodia, and India have received the grant.
Presently 17 journalists from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal and Philippines are enrolled in the program as fellowship grantees.
Designed for working journalists, the M.A. Journalism program is a hybrid distance learning program. Online class sessions take place via the learning management system Blackboard, and classroom sessions are held at the Ateneo de Manila University’s Loyola campus in Quezon City, Philippines.
The curriculum is made up of 12 courses including courses in ethics and specialized reporting and writing courses such as International Reporting, Investigative Journalism and Reporting about Religions. The program’s design allows working journalists and other media professionals to study at their own pace and time, and in their own homes or workplaces.
The international faculty includes experienced journalists and academics from Australia, Canada, U.S., U.K., Germany, the Philippines, India and Malaysia.
MA IN JOURNALISM:
A distance learning program designed for Asian working journalists who seek to develop the Asian perspective in their work, intensify their commitment to journalism’s ideals and be at the cutting-edge in a global, technologically sophisticated environment. The coursework consists of 12 courses taught by an international faculty using blended learning (i.e. online learning and face-to-face learning) methods.
About 20 students from various Asian countries are admitted each year. As of 2012, more than 100 journalists from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam have enrolled.
The program is administered by ACFJ under the Ateneo Department of Communication.
Coursework
Twelve courses make up the M. A. Journalism program. At its core are three foundation courses on the principles and values of journalism. With a course load of four subjects per semester, the program can be completed in four semesters (two school years).
Core courses (3) – impart a grounding on the ethics and principles that underpin independent, responsible and well-crafted reports on public affairs and issues:
JOURN 200: Media Ethics
A foray into the realm of the ethical and professional in the field of journalism covering issues and questions relating to use of sources; deception, lying and other under-handed techniques of getting a story; corruption; privacy; conflict of interest; and national security, among others. Scrutinizes the impact of ethical lapses on the credibility of journalists and explores possible solutions to what is perceived as deteriorating ethical standards. Explores the feasibility of drawing up ethical standards in the region for doing journalism.
JOURN 201: Contemporary Issues in Media Law
Examines contemporary and evolving legal and regulatory frameworks in the region within which journalists operate (including those on libel and defamation, privacy and tort actions, national security restrictions, newsgathering and access to news sources, comment on electoral and judicial processes, commercial media and others). Provides a forum for discussion, debate and alternative thinking. Explores and discusses diverse and competing political, cultural and media values used to justify the regulation of journalism. Also looks at emerging regulations that affect the new media.
JOURN 202: Advanced Reporting and Writing
A core course upon which a journalist’s work is built and developed. Field work and reportage is given emphasis as students work on various story assignments within given deadlines, simulating newsroom environments. The principles of journalism—accuracy, balance, and fairness are reemphasized. Weekly writing assignments are given, with students writing longer and more complex stories as the course progresses.
Elective courses (5) – provide intensive training in covering specialized news. Among these are:
- Reporting Religions
- Reporting Information Technology
- Media and Politics
- Journalism Theories
- Investigative Journalism
- Reporting Health
- Contemporary Asian History
- Intercultural Communication
- Introduction to Media Studies
LEARNING VIA THE INTERNET: Courses are taught using Internet-based distance education methods, a truly convenient platform for working journalists. With online classes, they can pursue their studies at their own time and in any place of their choice—home, office or café—and without major disruptions to their careers and personal lives. Core courses are taught using a fusion of online and on-campus methods. Electives and Master’s Projects take place entirely online, while the cognate courses are taken on-campus.
FEES: Tuition and miscellaneous fees for the entire program add up to about USD 2,000. Accommodations and living expenses cost about USD 300 for the two-week, on-campus sessions in the core and cognate courses, and about USD 900 for the six-week summer semester.
STUDY GRANTS: The ACFJ Fellowships for M.A. Journalism sponsor Asian journalists who can demonstrate excellence in their work and are contributing in a significant way to the press in their own societies. Full grants cover tuition fees, books, travel (international and domestic) and living expenses for the on-campus sessions. Other forms of support are available to senior journalists, teachers and part-time working journalists.
DEADLINE:
Applications for admission and study grants must be submitted by February 15 to newsroom@admu.edu.ph (Attn: MA Journalism), or to the ACFJ business address:
Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University
Department of Communication
3/F Social Sciences Building
Quezon City 1108 Philippines
ACFJ FELLOWSHIP FOR MA JOURNALISM CHECKLIST OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
- Duly completed form (download)
- Essays (please refer to the application form)
- Resumé
- Photocopy of official graduate (MA, MS or PhD) transcript of records, if applicable.*
- Photocopy of diploma or certificate of graduation stating date of graduation, name of school and degree obtained.*
- Photocopies of 3 samples of written works published within the last two years (max. 10 pages)
- Certification of good health*
- 1 colored 1”x1” ID picture
- 3 Recommendation Forms** (download)
- Certificate of employment
** Please remind your endorses to submit their recommendations directly to ACFJ by 15 February 2013
The requirements above are solely for the ACFJ fellowship. For admission to the MA Journalism program please refer to the checklist at http://www.ls.ateneo.edu/adgp.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: newsroom@admu.edu.ph
Website: http://acfj.ateneo.edu/
