Call for applications – Covering illicit financial flows

Thomson Reuters Foundation in partnership with the African Centre for Media Excellence is looking for Ugandan journalists who are motivated to understand how their country could be losing money via illicit means.

Wealth of Nations is a long-term engagement, and journalists who take part must commit to all elements of the scheme, signing an agreement to this effect. These elements include:

• Intensive training on reporting illicit finance
• The first workshop will take place from Monday, 27th March to 31^st March 2023 at the African Centre for Media Excellence in Kampala
• A follow-up workshop will take place from Monday, 10th April to 14th April 2023 at the African Centre for Media Excellence in Kampala
• For selected participants:
• The production of stories on illicit financial flows
• A mentoring support scheme that will help produce these stories

Journalists will not be considered to have completed the scheme until they have completed all the elements, which for selected participants includes producing at least one story on illicit financial flows, and will not receive their certificates until this point.

BENEFITS OF THE SCHEME

• If selected, you will take part in two intensive workshops covering illicit finance, reporting on companies, accounts and budgets, and investigative techniques. The workshops will take place in Kampala.
• You will propose one or more story ideas that you wish to work on within the scheme – if you are selected, we will provide experienced journalists to help you pursue your stories right up to publication/broadcast.
• Selected participants will receive modest funding to help them realize their stories.
• You will have exclusive access to expertise through our network of illicit finance experts.
• You will also have access to story ideas and editorial advice and will be invited to share your own expertise with other participants

Successful applicants will receive a full bursary that will cover accommodation, local transfers and meals.

SUBMISSIONS

• Two work samples. TV/Radio journalists can send in their scripts and a brief summary.
• If relevant work samples are in local language, please provide an English translation (if work sample is online, please share link so that we the web page can be translated).
• A letter from your editor consenting to your participation and confirming that they will publish any story produced through the programme
• For example, the letter should say “I confirm that we will publish any story produced through the programme”.
• If the letter from your editor does not explicitly state this, we will not be able to consider your application.

Please have these ready before you begin the form.

Please note that acceptance on the programme does not mean that your story proposal has been approved. If you are accepted, the story proposal will be reviewed by our editorial team before approval.

If you have any difficulties applying, please email TRFMedia@thomsonreuters.com with the subject title ‘Reporting on illicit finance in Africa – Uganda 2023’ – we cannot guarantee a swift response if this subject line is not quoted.

We are accepting applications on a rolling basis, please apply as soon as possible.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY