Digital Amplification of Vernacular Journalism for South Indian Journalists
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Digital Amplification of Vernacular Journalism for South Indian Journalists: Our goal is to share with South Indian vernacular journalists U.S. journalism ethics, standards, and methods specifically pertaining to the increased use of social media in disseminating news. The U.S. Consulate General, Chennai is seeking a U.S. organization that has experience in international education on journalism ethics and standards, citizen journalism, and reporting through social media. We are seeking an organization that has experience in working in local languages and working with vernacular journalists, and especially organizations or institutions with linkages to India and specifically South India. The grantee would need to work with local partners in each of the three states in our district to develop online materials and coursework for vernacular journalists. The U.S. would then send U.S. citizen experts to conduct a focus group for vernacular journalists using the specially designed curriculum and coursework. The grantee would work with local journalism schools to adapt existing English-language materials readily available as well as to create new content in order to train South Indian journalists. The curriculum will need to be available in Kannada, Malayalam, and Tamil since our target audience speak them (and not English). The project will require a module on using feature or non-smart phones for reporting and how to get news to users of feature and dumb phones. Once the training curriculum has been developed, U.S. citizen trainer(s) would need to run workshops using e-training modules with focus groups of 20-30 journalists from each of the three South Indian states. Once the grantee organization has feedback on the existing modules, they will modify or improve the curriculum. Then, working with local media organizations, and secondary, college, and post-graduate level certificate programs, the grantee would need to make the e-learning tool available online for use for free. This would enable many other journalists, new hires, and journalism students to benefit from the new curriculum. Other countries with populations that predominantly use non-smart phones may also benefit from the training module or adapt it for their local language.
Federal Grant Title: | Digital Amplification of Vernacular Journalism for South Indian Journalists |
Federal Agency Name: | US Mission to India |
Grant Categories: | Education |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | CRFP14-05 |
Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
CFDA Numbers: | 19.040 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Public Diplomacy Programs |
Current Application Deadline: | Aug 27, 2014 |
Original Application Deadline: | Aug 27, 2014 |
Posted Date: | Aug 13, 2014 |
Creation Date: | Aug 13, 2014 |
Archive Date: | Sep 26, 2014 |
Total Program Funding: | $100,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $120,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $80,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education - Link to Full Grant Announcement
- http://chennai.usconsulate.gov
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Grant Applications Manager
U.S. Consulate Chennai Public Affairs Grants Section
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