2015 Global Health Reporting Webinar

By: 05/01/2015

Journalists interested in ICFJ’s 2015 Global Health Reporting Contest are invited to participate in a webinar featuring discussions with winners from the 2014 program, a senior health journalist and ICFJ staff.

The webinar will feature advice from the speakers on developing health stories, engaging audiences and applying to the contest. Journalists will be able to ask questions during the hour-long discussion, which will be moderated by ICFJ Knight Fellow Declan Okpalaeke of Nigeria.

The chat will take place on Thursday, May 14 at 9:00 a.m. EDT. To find out your local time, please use a time converter.

Those who sign up will receive email instructions on how to join prior to the webinar. If you have not signed up but would still like to participate in the webinar on Thursday, May 14th, the chat will take place here.

The 2015 Global Health Reporting Contest is open to journalists in Brazil, China, India, Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa, and is sponsored by Johnson & Johnson. Applications to the contest are due on May 24, 2015.

Topics

Critical-Issues Reporting

Country/Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

East / Southeast Asia

South Asia

Eurasia / Former USSR

Latin America / Caribbean

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