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Steiger Fellow
The Committee to Protect Journalists is seeking a qualified individual for the Steiger Fellow program. The six-month fellowship, established to honor Paul Steiger, will start on September 16, 2013.
The ideal candidate will be a current college student, recent graduate, or early career journalist with an interest in projects related to freedom of expression and the press. The Steiger fellow will carry out an independent project on press freedom while supporting CPJ staff and working on a variety of topics. This is a paid position and reports to the Senior Program Coordinator.
Steiger chaired CPJ from July 2005 to June 2011 and continues to serve on CPJ's advisory board. He is currently the executive chairman of ProPublica. He is also the former managing editor of the Wall Street Journal.
Primary duties and responsibilities:
Qualifications:
- Supports staff with researching and documenting press freedom violations.
- Communicates regularly with international journalists and human rights activists.
- Researches and writes on topics related to international press freedom issues.
- Maintains research files.
- Reviews domestic and foreign news publications.
- Assists in CPJ's international advocacy efforts.
- Assists in organizing events and preparing travel logistic arrangements.
- Supports program staff in administrative duties, including database management and general office support.
International students with proper authorization to work in the United States are encouraged to apply. Please email a resume, cover letter, references, and a one-page proposal on a specific press freedom-related project to jobs@cpj.org by August 2, 2013.
- Knowledge of international press and human rights issues.
- Ability to work both independently with supervision and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Completion of at least two years of college or university.
- Excellent English writing and reporting skills.
- Proficiency in a U.N. language (French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, or Arabic) a plus.
- Exceptional research skills and attention to detail.
- Knowledge of Internet free expression issues is desirable.
- Comfortable working with databases.
- Ability to work on a variety of projects and to prioritize.
No phone calls, please.
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