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About the Program

The SEAPA Fellowship Program in Southeast Asian Journalism brings mid-career journalists from Asian countries together for the purpose of pursuing in-depth investigative reporting projects and increasing interaction among media professionals in the region.

It has generally been the case that prestigious fellowship programs have taken journalists from Asia to Western institutions for fellowships like the Nieman program at Harvard and the Knight fellowships at Stanford University. While these programs are doubtless excellent, as the free press matures and grows in Asia, SEAPA, as an alliance of press advocacy organizations, wishes to encourage journalists to pursue a fellowship program within the region.

The program, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, is intended to deepen understanding among journalists in Southeast Asia while exposing regional readers and viewers to in-depth reportage produced within the region. The benefits for the journalists themselves are obvious in that they will gain greater access to their peers while pursuing difficult stories either in a neighboring country or, in some cases, in their own countries.

(See: What SEAPA Fellowship Alumni Say about the program)

The fellows’ home media organizations, many of which are financially strapped even in the best of times, will have the benefit of being able to produce an in-depth story of wide interest at no cost, save the time away from the home office of the fellow. The fact that a significant story will result from the fellowship is a powerful incentive to the home organizations to allow one of their staff members to participate. In addition, the fellowship is expected to bring wide recognition to both the journalist/fellow and his or her employer.

Through the fellowship program, SEAPA intends:

  • To enhance the personal development and skills of Southeast Asian journalists in preparing in-depth reporting independently.
  • To generate knowledge on politics, economy, culture and society of Southeast Asia.
  • To increase the number of press freedom advocates among Southeast Asian journalists through a change of attitude in support of freedom of expression.

The news stories produced by fellow vary from social, economics to gender and politics.


Read the latest news about the Fellowship:

2012 Fellows speak about their experiences

03 September 2012 Fellowship - Annual Fellowships
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During the debriefing session at the end of the 2012 SEAPA Annual Fellowship, we interviewed the fellows on what they have to say about their experiences. 

Special thanks to SEAPA Intern Mr. Birat Lekhak for the camera work, editing and subtitling.

 

New journalism experiences for 2012 Fellows

26 July 2012 Fellowship - Annual Fellowships
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The SEAPA Journalism Fellowship Program for 2012 successfully concluded on 18 July 2012 in a debriefing session for the 11 participants.

At the debriefing held from 15-18 July in Bangkok, the 11 fellows shared their initial findings from their field work and consulted with an editor to refine their stories produced under the fellowship.

 

What SEAPA 2012 fellows say

19 July 2012 Fellowship - Annual Fellowships
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Please click 'read more' to find out what they said...

 

Eligibility

04 July 2012 Fellowship - Annual Fellowships
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Applicants should be working journalists with at least five  years experience in writing for print, broadcast or online media, either as staff or freelance writers. They should be nationals of the following countries in Southeast Asia: 

  1. Brunei
  2. Burma
  3. Cambodia
  4. Indonesia
  5. Laos
  6. Malaysia
  7. Philippines
  8. Singapore
  9. Thailand
  10. Timor Leste
  11. Vietnam

Applicants who have demonstrated interest in social, political, economic, environment, investigative journalism will have an advantage.

Women are encouraged to apply.

Interested applicants must submit 2 samples of their articles from the last 6 months. For articles written in other languages than English, kindly submit a translated version in English

(Please click this link to download the application form)

Deadline

All application forms and supporting documents must reach SEAPA office via email or post before 17:00 p.m. (Bangkok Time), on the deadline date of submission 

Late applications will not be considered.

 Please submit your sample work together with the application forms.

All program content and communication will be conducted in English in order to facilitate discussions and sharing as best as possible.

Applications will be rejected for any of the following reasons:

  1. Late submission
  2. Incomplete application requirements
  3. Story proposal not in line with the theme
  4. Work plan not submitted
  5. References not provided

Applicants will be reviewed on these criteria:

  1. Meet eligibility criteria (see above)
  2. Relevance to the theme
  3. Strong story proposal
  4. Good personal statement
  5. 5. Practicability of the story idea/work plan
 

Polishing the lenses to document threats to rivers

29 June 2012 Fellowship - Annual Fellowships
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SEAPA's 2012 Annual Journalism Fellowship begins

[Bangkok]  The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) conducted on 20-23 June the orientation for the 11 participants in its Annual Journalism Fellowships (SAF) for 2012.


The orientation was organized to assist fellows in planning for their respective stories. It also facilitated information sharing among them as journalists and with experts on this year’s theme, Documenting Threats to Rivers. The 2012 fellows come from seven countries--Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.

(See more photos of the orientation at SEAPA's Facebook page)

 
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