Forum Freelance Fund announces new bursary

The Forum Freelance Fund has added a new bursary this year. The fund, which awards bursaries to freelance journalists for hazardous environment safety training, has created the Portenier Human Rights Bursary, a bursary of up to $3000 for freelancers and independent documentary makers whose work focuses specifically on human rights abuses.  The Forum also provides a number of bursaries […]

Posted on May 15, 2015 at 10:08 am by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: , , ,

Forum Freelance Fund expands its bursary program

Media outlets are relying more heavily on freelancers to cover news breaking in hazardous environments these days. This means that increasing numbers of freelancers are on their own in conflict zones and other dangerous environments without the support of the organizations that publish and broadcast their work. In response to the growing number of freelancers […]

Posted on May 21, 2014 at 9:00 am by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: , , ,