Host Organization :  Al Ahram Weekly (Newspaper)
Location :  Cairo, Egypt
Policy Objectives :  Journalism

Tasks

The young professional placed at Al Ahram Weekly will find, research and write stories for publication in news, business and culture. He/she will attend news conferences and events, will be respinsible for proposing and following up on ideas, and will also help copy edit.

Responsibilities

The participant will be responsible for producing one major article per week in addition to briefs and possibly culture or travel stories. He/she will be supervised by the managing editor.

Skills Developed

The participant will work with top Egyptian journalists and will learn about how government works as well as the situation of human rights in the country.

Approximate Start Date :  2005/9/1        End Date :  2006/3/3       Overseas :  6 months