The High School Journalism Education Program supports partnerships between newspapers, broadcast media, and high schools to develop strong scholastic journalism programmes in Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). News media organisations in Oman and UAE are invited to apply for this two-year programme to serve as advisors to participating schools.

Five news media organisations, including up to four Arabic-language outlets, will be selected in each country. Two journalists from each organisation will act as mentors to educators and students, providing face-to-face and online guidance to develop print, broadcast, and/or online news programmes. They will also facilitate internships for high school students in the summer of 2009 and 2010.

A group of 10 journalist-mentors will be invited for an intensive journalism training programme at Northwestern University in Qatar from June 7-20 2009. Mentors who are unable to attend this training will take an online professional development course facilitated by the International Center for Journalists.

The programme is funded by the United States Department of State's Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and administered by iEARN-USA in partnership with the Academy for Educational Development, International Center for Journalists, Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, and the Daniel Pearl Foundation.


The deadline for application in February 28 2009.

Interested news media outlets in Oman and UAE are requested to contact Anindita Dutta Roy anindita@us.iearn.org

Young People's Media Network (YPMN) on February 9 2009.