The Centre for Science and Environment has extended its deadline for media fellowships 2012. If you have interest in environmental issues please go through the enclosed notification from the CSE and apply for the media fellowships. Terms and conditions are given below and can also be found on the CSE website (http://www.cseindia.org/). 

For any clarification or more information please email or phone Papia Samajdar, or Souparno Banerjee at souparno@cseindia.org / 9910864339.

The CSE notification for media fellowships is enclosed below:

May-July 2012

While we all agree that climate change is for real, there is actually limited reliable information available on how and where its impacts are being felt the most, and what peoples, places and governments are doing to cope with it. In their proposals, applicants are encouraged to focus on one or more of the following eco-zones: deserts, coasts, Himalayan/mountainous regions, plains and the northeast.

Environmental reportage has evolved from being disaster reportage to much more; but truly heart-warming stories – good news, literally – are still a rarity. Bring us tales of people, places, programmes and policies that have helped make a difference.

India has ambitious national plans for tapping renewable energy, but will these plans stay on course? There are issues of transparency, cost and technology dogging the sector. Also, are RE projects any different from other industrial-mining projects in terms of the impacts they have on the people and environment? What is the current state of affairs in India’s renewable energy sector?

How are Indian cities planning their mobility? Are they banking on infrastructure solutions such as more roads and flyovers, or is public transport, pedestrian facilities and cycling spaces the norm for the future? What is working in our cities and what is not?

•Curriculum vitae

•A letter of support from the editor that the output under the fellowship will be published/broadcast (mandatory for all candidates, including free¬lancers).

•A comprehensive fellowship proposal outlining (a) the region on which the proposal is focused, (b) the subject/s and story ideas that the applicant proposes to focus on, (c) tentative travel plans and (d) a list of people who might be interviewed.

•For print journalists, one sample of published work on any development/environment issue. By ‘published work’, we mean articles published by/in national or regional newspapers or magazines.

•Those writing in regional languages must send an English translation of their article.

•For television and radio journalists, one sample of telecasted/broadcasted programmes on any development/environment issue – those telecasting/broadcasting in regional languages must also give a short written summary of the programme along with the CDs of the samples.

Media Resource Centre

Centre for Science and Environment

41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area

New Delhi 110 062

Ph: 011-29955124, 29955125, Fax: 011-29955879

Email: papia@cseindia.org

If you have any queries, you can contact Papia, or Souparno Banerjee at souparno@cseindia.org / 9910864339.