Deadline:11th June, 2020
Climate Tracker is currently looking for people with media experience to co-design a regional media analysis of Coal across Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines.
Anyone who joins our opportunity will undergo two weeks of custom-designed training and online mentorship, before they dive into a national media analysis like nothing that has come before!
The Training:
- Receive cutting-edge training on Media Research over the course of two weeks with an online course and one-on-one mentorship by a Climate Tracker’s Founder, Chris Wright.
- During this time, you’ll be working with other leading journalists and editors from the region to learn how to:
- Develop and manage database practices
- Assess research ethics standards and limitations
- Map out research plans and timelines
- Get the best interviews possible
- Analyze collected data critically
- And report your findings!
Eligibilities:
- Those with at least 1-2 years media or comms experience.
- Research experience and experience in the environmental field is a bonus
Must be living in:
The Philippines
Indonesia
Vietnam
Thailand
Malaysia
- Are 23-35 years old when applying.
- Able to speak, understand, and analyze in both their national language and English
- Applicants with full-time jobs are most welcome! We expect you to get involved here as a side-job with flexible time-commitment
Benefits:
- At the end of the course, the top participant from each country will be selected as the Media Researcher to take part in the exciting opportunity of researching the coverage of coal and clean energy issues in the dominant media landscape!
- Winners will earn up to $400/month as a media researcher and get published on a co-authored book about the media landscape of coal coverage to be used by leading publications, NGOs, and journalists worldwide.
Timeline:
- May 21-June 11 – Participants from Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines will be invited to apply to this our opportunity
- June 15-28 – Participants will undergo 2 weeks of online Media Research training and mentorship
- June-August – The top participant from each country will be selected for the paid Media Research opportunity
- September – Findings from the research will be published in a regional Media Analysis.
How to apply:
- Submit your CV by June 11th (in PDF format via a Google Drive or Dropbox link)! Show us what’s your history in media experience and why you’d be the best person for this opportunity (and make sure that the viewing settings are set to open!).
- Participants must be able to analyze articles in both their national language and English.