Newsroom Leadership Program 2022 by Google: Apply by Dec 20
Application Fee: 3000/- [Non Refundable]
Course Fee: 18000+GST
Program Duration: 6 Months
Application Deadline: 20th December 2021
Qualification: Any Graduate or whoever wanted to make careers in Journalism.
Who should apply?
Successful applicants are mid-career newsroom leaders working full-time in editorial positions at news organizations in India.
These leaders are furthering diversity, equity and inclusion within their news organizations, and they have been endorsed by their employers.
The program is academically rigorous, requiring day-long lectures and speakers, reading and written assignments conducted in English, with no translation.
Application deadline: December 20, 2021
Successful applicants are notified: January 10, 2022
Week 1 – February 7-11 , 2022: Virtual residency (full time commitment) in which Fellows will learn about design thinking, newsroom innovation, leadership techniques, and managing staff through transition and disruption.
Weeks 2 to 20 – February 14 through June 24, 2022: Fellows will meet once per week, as a cohort, to learn from select Columbia University faculty, industry leaders, consultants, and innovators on topics related to data, monetization and business models, audience engagement, and other topics as needed. Fellows will also meet additionally with their coach to make concrete progress on their project.
Week 21 – June 27-July 1, 2022: Virtual residency week, where the Fellows will learn from industry experts and select Columbia University faculty as well as present their projects to the full group.
How to Apply?
Interested applicants can apply for the program through this link. The application requires:
A complete CV;
One personal goals essay;
One letter of recommendation from a current colleague or manager who can speak to the applicant's current role, professional achievements and capabilities;
A letter of endorsement from the applicant's employer, attesting to allowing paid leave for the applicant to participate in the virtual residency and other components of the program and endorsement of the individual project area/ issue that the applicant will work on for the duration of the fellowship;
Articulation of the individual project area/issue that they want to focus on during the program term.
Program Details
Applications are open for the Google News Initiative Newsroom Leadership Program 2022.
About Google News Initiative Newsroom Leadership Program
This virtual program aims to enhance the leadership skills and nimble decision-making capacity of newsroom leaders working and living in India, with particular focus on applied technology, audience-centric behaviors, design thinking, data applications, emerging business models and editorial innovation.
Fellows will gain skills and knowledge to make better strategic decisions for their newsrooms and audiences.
Each Fellow will also work on a specific project during the year that is relevant to their newsroom within the main fellowship topics: technology, monetization and data.
Each fellow's work should further diversity within newsroom leadership in India, including though not limited to age, caste, gender, gender identities, religion, abilities, geographic location, and sexual orientation.
The program emphasizes:
Building a practical understanding of how news companies around the world —large and small, legacy and start-up—actually operate as businesses, and how technology has revolutionized what it means to be a publisher.
Developing a framework for evaluating the costs and benefits of introducing technology-driven changes into the workflows and resourcing of units, and how to present a plan for change to managers and direct reports.
Leveraging data and the latest technology to create compelling content and understand audiences, while thinking about publishing products when putting together the complete reporting package.
Specific topics may include:
Understanding both traditional and new revenue models
Handling disruption and transition
The role of data in the newsroom and the Board Room
Recruitment, retention, and newsroom culture
Diversity, equity, and inclusion when building teams
Design-Thinking and Building News Products
Timeline
The GNI Newsroom Leadership Program is a six-month program, conducted fully online.
This includes two weeks of virtual residencies as well as regular individual coaching, small group projects, lectures, discussion groups, and opportunities to meet with industry leaders.
For Admission with Employment Contact
Netaps Educate India Foundation Bangalore
Contact Number: 78925-30528
Email: dhruv.d@netaps.in
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