Apply for support to attend investigative journalism masterclass fellowship

DEADLINE: AUGUST 30, 2024 —Interested journalists can now apply for travel support to attend the 2024 Investigative Journalism Masterclass fellowship between Sunday, 27 October and Tuesday, 29 October and the African Investigative Journalism Conference (#AIJC2024) in South Africa.

The fellowship will precede the annual AIJC conference scheduled for 30 October to 1 November 2024 at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa and is organised in partnership with SKUP,  the Association for Critical and Investigative Press in Norway and Bellingcat.

During the 3-day training, participants will be exposed to the latest investigative journalism techniques such as digital forensics, verification and OSINT tools, conducted by the Bellingcat team in English.

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