The Asia Pacific Journalism Fellowships (APJF) program was initiated in 1998 for the purpose of strengthening understanding between Asia and the United States through study, dialogue and field study in the Asia Pacific for American journalists. Each program offers opportunities for six to eight senior American broadcast, print, and online journalists to participate.
The 2012 Asia Pacific Journalism Fellowships, scheduled for June 11 - 25, 2012, will take six to eight US journalists to Singapore; Taipei, Taiwan; and Seoul, South Korea. The APJF program in Singapore and Taiwan will include high-level meetings with government officials as well as business, civic, cultural and religious leaders; NGOs; and other community members to gain a deeper understanding of these important economies and societies. Past programs have included meetings with Singapore’s minister of foreign affairs and the president of Taiwan.
In Seoul, journalists will participate in the East-West Center’s Third International Media Conference titled “Networked News: How New Media is Shaping Stories in Asia and the Pacific.” The East-West Center expects more than 300 journalists from the United States and throughout the Asia Pacific region to participate in this conference, one of the largest professional media gatherings of its kind in Asia. The conference will include keynote speakers and panels of journalists. We will ask a number of fellows in the APJF program to be panelists depending on their areas of expertise. Further details can be found at http://www.ewc50.org/mediaconference2012/
Dates: June 11 - 25, 2012
Study Tour Destinations: Singapore; Taipei, Taiwain; Seoul, South Korea
How to Apply: Participation is by invitation only
Funding: East-West Center, Shih Hsin University in Taiwan and Singapore International Foundation
Costs of the study tour, including airfare, lodging, ground transportation and program meals are provided.
- Ms. Dee DePass, Business Reporter, The Star Tribune , Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Mr. Nisid Hajari, Director of Editorial Development, Newsweek Magazine , New York, New York
- Ms. Sandy Hausman, Bureau Chief, Virginia Public Radio, Charlottesville, Virginia
- Ms. Susan Lisovicz, Former CNN Business News Reporter, CNN, New York, New York
- Mr. Howard Schneider, International Economic Correspondent, The Washington Post , Washington, D.C.
- Mr. Jim Wasserman, Senior Business Writer, The Sacramento Bee , Sacramento, California
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