The Korea-United States Journalists Exchange, launched by the East-West Center in 2005, is co-sponsored by the Henry Luce Foundation and the Korea Press Foundation to increase public understanding of the two countries and their relationship.  The program offers opportunities for six to eight Korean journalists to visit the United States and for six to eight United States journalists to visit Korea.

The Korean participants visit Washington D.C. and two other cities in the U.S. while the American participants visit Seoul and two to three other cities in South Korea.  Following these study tours, all Korean and American journalists meet at the East-West Center in Honolulu to report on their experiences and to exchange opinions on how coverage of each country may be improved in the other.

Theme:  Bridging the Gaps in Understanding between Korea and the United States: Emerging from Recession with a focus on Green Technology

The East-West Center announces the 6th Korea-United States Journalists Exchange, scheduled for March 17 - April 1, 2010.  The program sends six to eight Korean journalists to the United States and six to eight U.S. journalists to South Korea to meet with government and business leaders, academics, non-governmental organizations and other members of the community. The program seeks to introduce journalists to the political, security, economic, cultural and social issues of each country.

Dates:  March 17 - April 1, 2010

Korea Destinations:  Seoul, Ulsan, Busan and Daejeon in South Korea and tentative trip to Kaesong or Kumgang Mountain in North Korea

U.S. Destinations:  Washington, DC; Palo Alto, CA; and Sacramento, CA

All participants will meet in Honolulu for a 3-day concluding program.

Who Can Apply:  Working print, broadcast and online journalists with a minimum of five years of of experience from Korea and the United States.

Application Deadline:  2010 application period is now CLOSED

Funding Co-sponsors:  East-West Center and the Korea Press Foundation.  The exchange is supported by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation.

The program covers all air transportation, lodging, and program-related ground transportation and meals for participating journalists.

Congratulations to the 2010 Korea-US Journalists Exchange participants:

Korean Journalists:

• Mr. Han Jang Hee, Deputy Manager, Political Desk, Kukmin Ilbo, Seoul, Korea                                  
• Mr. KANG Sung Hoon, Producer, Special Documentary & Current Affairs Teams, Korea Broadcasting System (KBS), Seoul, Korea
• Mr. KIM Young Wook, Deputy Editor, International News Division, Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), Seoul, Korea
• Mr. LEE Doo Won, Staff Reporter, News Gathering Team, Busan Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), Busan, Korea
• Ms. LIM Young Ju, Staff Writer, International Affairs Department, Kyung Hyang Shinmun, Seoul Korea
• Mr. PAIK Seung Jae, Staff Writer, Business & Technology News Desk, Chosun Ilbo, Seoul, Korea
• Mr. SUH Kyoung-ho, Staff Writer, Economic & Business News Desk, JoongAng Ilbo, Seoul, Korea

American Journalists:

• Ms. Jayshree BAJORIA, Staff Writer, Council on Foreign Relations, NY
• Ms. Sharon CARTY, Detroit Bureau Reporter, USA Today, MI
• Ms. Stacy CURTIN, Producer, CNN Tonight, CNN, NY
• Mr. Andy JORDAN, Multimedia Reporter/Producer, Wall Street Journal, NY
• Ms.  Angela KIM, Associate Producer, Sustainability and Climate Change Initiative, American Public Media, Los Angeles, CA
• Ms. Susanna SONG, Reporter, KSTP-TV, St. Paul, MN
• Ms. Meena THIRUVENGADAM, Reporter, Dow Jones Newswires, Washington D.C.

Marilyn Li
East-West Seminars
East-West Center
1601 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96848, USA
Phone: 808-944-7682; Fax: 808-944-7600
E-mail:  journalismfellowship@eastwestcenter.org

For a list of all East-West Center journalism fellowships and exchanges, see www.eastwestcenter.org/journalismfellowships