Investigative Journalism to Counter Disinformation: A Regional Language Media Initiative

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The U.S. Consulate General, Public Affairs Section in Chennai is soliciting proposals for a grant/cooperative agreement that meets the specifications stated in Section II from legally recognized non-profit, non-governmental organizations that meet U.S. and Indian technical and legal requirements to develop and implement public diplomacy programs. This funding opportunity seeks to develop the skills of regional language journalists in investigative journalism in order to mitigate the spread of disinformation and misinformation. The project will reinforce previously imparted skills helping media professionals verify photos, videos, and data and will encourage regional language journalists to explore investigative reporting as a counter to disinformation. The project will also introduce the recently published Countering Disinformation Handbook to a wider audience. Project Objectives: 1. Train (45) regional, non-English language journalists across South India in investigative journalism and countering disinformation through an initiative with subject matter expertise offered by a visiting U.S. speaker and other U.S. counterparts participating virtually by digital video conferences. 2. Each trained non-English language journalist participant produces at least (1) investigative article focusing on disinformation or misinformation, in one of the South Indian languages of Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada, within (3) months of completing the training. 3. Using skills acquired during the investigative journalism training, each participant submits at least (1) example of a fact-checked item (text, video, audio, or photograph) for inclusion as a model within curriculum and for his/her media outlet to help raise awareness about disinformation and misinformation. Contribute to curriculum on investigative journalism that can be shared with South Indian journalism departments (Please refer to the full announcement available in related documents tab)

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