By Betsy Model, President
Note: August 15 Deadline!
Mid-career radio, television and online journalists from around the world can apply for a broadcast course on sports and society. The course will be held over a 12-week period in Hilversum, Netherlands from January 31 to April 22, 2011. NOTE! Deadline: August 15.
The course aim is to strengthen the capacity of broadcast journalists to research and report for broadcast and new media on sports and their place in society. It will be hands-on, focusing on the theory and practice of covering the genre for radio, TV and the web.
Applicants from 61 countries can apply for a Netherlands Fellowship, whereby travel, accommodation and the course fee are paid for by the Dutch government. The course is being offered by the Radio Netherlands Training Centre (RNTC).
For more information visit this website.