Deadline: 5 October 2023
Do you have an idea for the next long read from Sub-Saharan Africa that could go in the Financial Times? The One World Media is excited to announce a new partnership to make this happen.
In collaboration with the FT, they’re looking for a mid-career journalist from, based in and covering Sub-Saharan Africa, with an ambitious written story to tell a global audience.
They’re looking for a great writer with some experience who can break down a complex story in simple language, compellingly, in a way that has wide appeal and relatability. The selected Fellow will produce a piece of long-form journalism – an economic or business story from the region that resonates with FT’s global audience.
What do fellows receive?
- £1,000 reporting grant.
- OWM Executive Producer for their project.
- One-to-one mentoring by Senior FT editors.
- A chance to publish their piece on the FT.
- Workshops and webinars by industry experts.
- Network of like-minded Fellows and Alumni.
What projects are they looking for?
- The selected Fellow will produce a piece of long-form journalism – an economic or business story from the region that resonates with FT’s global audience.
- This could be a story which has a political impact or which shines a light on an industry or sector or company.
- They are particularly interested in stories from countries that the FT does not cover regularly.
- The primary form will be text, but there will be opportunities for special digital treatment of data and of visual elements.
Who are they looking for?
- The FT Africa Journalism Fellowship is for print/text and multimedia stories.
- They will select one FT Fellow to join the current OWM Fellowship cohort.
- They are particularly interested in journalists who have a keen interest in business and global affairs, an international mindset and sharp reporting instincts.
- The ideal applicant would demonstrate strong writing skills and an ability to write engagingly and incisively about economics, corporate and markets issues.
- There is a possibility of an extended engagement for a successful fellow.
- For the FT Africa Journalism Fellow, projects should focus on stories, topics or issues in, about or related to countries across Sub-Saharan Africa.
For more information, visit OWM.
