Shireen Abu was a prominent Palestinian-American journalist who worked as a reporter for 25 years for Al Jazeera, before she was killed by an Israeli soldier while wearing a blue press vest and covering a raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Abu Akleh was one of the most prominent names across the Middle East for her decades of reporting in the Palestinian territories, and seen as a role model for many Arab and Palestinian women.
Abu Akleh was born in Jerusalem in 1971, to Louli and Nasri Abu Aqleh, a Palestinian Arab Christian (Melkite Catholic) family from Bethlehem. She spent time in the United States, obtaining U.S. citizenship through members of her mother’s family who lived in New Jersey. Abu Akleh’s parents died when she was young. She has one brother.
Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) provides journalists in the MENA region with a supportive, connected and collaborative ecosystem that empowers, enlightens and provides reporters with state-of-the art training, coaching and networking. Founded in 2005, ARIJ has helped journalists adapt to changing technology, audience engagement, in a constantly shifting political journalism landscape – in a challenging environment of press freedom and access to information. ARIJ has also expanded to incubate a community of Arab fact checkers and the tools to support the protection of whistleblowers in the region.
Key to journalism’s resilience and growth amidst all these adversities and challenges is “the community of Arab Investigative Journalists” — ARIJ’s most distinctive feature.
ARIJ, through a program of training, mentoring and support, has been consolidating, expanding and nurturing investigative journalism and fact checking and those who practice it, to ensure its sustainability.
ARIJ announces the opening of competition for a job opportunity in its editorial department, as part of the second “Shireen Abu Akleh” fellowship, for a period of six months starting mid-January 2024.
Location:
JordanBenefits
- The winner benefits from opportunities to attend ARIJ training workshops during the fellowship period.
- ARIJ provides a fee of $800 per month for the participating colleague, in addition to covering travel and housing.
Eligibilities
- Investigative journalists and editors of Palestinian origin can apply for this grant.
- The requirement is to have at least four years of journalistic experience, and the application must include examples of published works.
- The applicant is also required to devote himself to working with ARIJ throughout the six months, and to be able to complete an investigation during the fellowship period, on issues that are agreed upon with the editorial board.
** To be accepted for a fellowship, a proposal for an investigative investigation is required.
Eligible Regions: Palestine.Application Process
- To be accepted for a fellowship, a proposal for an investigative investigation is required.
- Eligible candidates should apply through the organisation’s official web portal with the necessary documents. The web portal can be accessed by clicking on the “Apply Now” button below.
Application Deadline: December 31, 2023
Application ClosedOfficial link
