FASPE Journalism Fellows Programe 2022
FASPE is an intensive, two-week study program in professional ethics and ethical leadership. FASPE is neither a Holocaust studies course nor a genocide prevention program. Rather, the curriculum is designed to challenge Fellows to critically examine constructs, current developments and issues that raise ethical concerns in their professions in contemporary settings in which they work.
FASPE Journalism challenges its Fellows to recognize their responsibility to act as ethical leaders in their careers in journalism and the media. FASPE begins by examining the actions and choices of German and international journalists in covering and supporting Nazi policies. FASPE then draws on this historical example to help Journalism Fellows grasp their role and responsibility as individuals with influence in their communities and to lead them to identify and confront the ethical issues currently facing journalists and media institutions at large.
Each year, FASPE Journalism awards fellowships to 14 to 16 journalism students and early-career journalists. Fellows spend two weeks in Berlin and Poland, where they visit key sites of Nazi history and participate in daily seminars led by specialized faculty. The program couples the power of place with academic rigor and many informal opportunities for creative exchange.
FASPE draws on a large pool of applicants, whose diverse backgrounds and interests enrich discussions both inside and outside the seminar room. Journalism Fellows travel with Medical and Seminary Fellows, allowing them to broaden their understanding of the role of professionals over shared meals and activities and in several interdisciplinary seminars. FASPE Fellowships are fully funded so that financial ability does not affect participation.
Location:
Germany
Benefits
FASPE is committed to covering all program costs and related travel so that financial ability does not affect participation. Costs covered include:
- Roundtrip economy-class airfare from the US to Europe.
- All transportation costs for group travel and activities in Germany and Poland.
- All admission fees.
- All program materials.
- All hotel costs.
- All group meal costs.
- Pocket money to cover non-group meals.
Eligibilities
FASPE Journalism applicants must be interested in journalism as a career and fit into one of the following two categories:
- Be enrolled in a graduate program of any kind and planning to work as a journalist;
- Be working as a journalist with an undergraduate degree in any field received between May 2016 and May 2021 or a graduate degree in any field received between May 2020 and January 2022.
FASPE seeks Fellows who are about to –
- Embark on their career as professionals,
- Are interested in engaging in discussions with their co-Fellows and faculty,
- Who have the intellectual and emotional maturity to unpack difficult and controversial issues responsibly and respectfully in small group settings.
FASPE selects its Fellows on the basis of their –
- Academic background
- Personal and professional experiences
- Capacity for leadership
- Ability to contribute to the program and the alumni community.
Eligible Regions: Open for All
Application Deadline: January 3, 2022
FASPE Journalism Fellows examine topics such as:
- the complicity of German and foreign journalists in Nazi policies through inadequate coverage or outright misrepresentation of the crimes being committed
- the impact of technology on journalism
- the role of journalists in electoral politics and in holding power accountable
- the nature and propriety of advocacy journalism
- normalizing aberrant behavior through media coverage
- the challenge of reporting in an era in which fake news and accusations of “fake news” are common
- balancing the costs and benefits of access tactics to address ethical issues within the journalism community or media outlets
FASPE Journalism Fellows now work as editors, reporters, nonfiction writers, photojournalists, broadcasters and other professionals, across a wide range of media. Through their shared FASPE experience, Fellows form long-lasting relationships and deep bonds that grow over time. Journalism Fellows participate in formal and informal networks that provide support throughout their careers.
FASPE Journalism was initially developed in consultation with faculty at Columbia Journalism School.
