From the Desk of Mary Stucky from Round Earth Media:
I’m writing with exciting news about a remarkable – and rare — opportunity for early-career journalists! Round Earth Media is seeking smart, passionate, creative, socially-networked early-career multimedia journalists for a three-week paid global reporting opportunity in India in February-March 2011. Details and application are here: http://bit.ly/cIlkSV<http://roundearthproductions.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1598832e9b606386fa722905&id=b4a9f0bd57&e=1b2c3b27b1>
Please help us get the word out about what we think is one of the biggest, boldest ideas in journalism today! We need your help spreading the word to your networks via job boards, newsletters, email, facebook, twitter, etc. Please tell friends, colleagues, alumni groups, alma mater — we want to get the news out about this exciting opportunity. Thank you!
Participants, chosen through a competitive application process, will use both conventional and unconventional forms of media distribution to tell compelling, original and under-reported stories from India, and will harness the power of their online social networks to engage friends and colleagues in the development of that coverage. The early-career journalists will be mentored by veteran reporters with deep experience covering India.
Round Earth Media (www.roundearthmedia.com<http://roundearthproductions.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1598832e9b606386fa722905&id=046eccee2f&e=1b2c3b27b1>) is a ground-breaking news and information services group composed of award-winning veteran journalists in partnership with early-career reporters. We provide compelling global journalism to the most important media outlets in the U.S. along with an innovative distribution via social media. Round Earth Media is guided by a Board of Directors composed of veteran journalists from leading news platforms, innovative technologists, and thought leaders in media and marketing.
Contact Mary Stucky at 651.470.1572 (mobile in U.S.) or mstucky@roundearthmedia.org.