The Nigeria Media Innovation Program has called for applications into its four months Media Product Fellowship aimed at supporting editorial independence of media organisations to strengthen their financial sustainability.
The four-month-long programme is designed to build the product thinking, execution and business development capacity of upcoming media practitioners as well as assist newsrooms on the road to sustainability by embedding these fellows in their newsrooms.
According to NAMIP, the intervention is necessitated by the dearth of specific product and targeted business skills to serve independent media organisations.
“Thus, the purpose of the fellowship is to build these skills among media professionals at almost foundational level,” it stated.
Successful fellows would spend three weeks doing intense, practical learning on the designated courses intended to build and strengthen their capacity in the area of media product and business development.
“Thereafter they will be deployed to newsrooms where they will be required to practically deploy skills from the training sessions and contribute to the organisation’s growth for three months,” it added.
Prospective applicants must have at least three years of experience in the media space or related fields in addition to undergoing full three months training.
The fellowship, NAMIP said targets “early to mid-stage media professionals who have a good understanding of journalistic best practices but wish to strengthen their knowledge of the news product strategy and media business.”
Pointing out the criteria, it said applicants must “have at least three years of experience working or interfacing in the media space or related fields.
“Be able to participate full-time in a three-week long training program.
“Be able to possibly intern in media organisations for at least 3 months.
“Share a 500-word essay outlining an understanding of the media landscape, challenges, and the prospects and how a news product and business mindset can strengthen independent media organisations in Nigeria.”
The deadline for application is June 10.
