HONOLULU (June 5) – The deadline for the 2007 Fall East-West Center Jefferson Fellowships applications is drawing near, according to Susan Kreifels, East-West Center media programs coordinator. Kreifels says all applications must be filed by June 20.
The Fall program, Mekong on the Move: Asia’s New Economic Frontier?, is open to Asian, Pacific Island, and U.S. journalists with at least five years experience. The three-week travel and dialogue program takes place Sept. 30 through Oct. 21. It begins at the East-West Center in Honolulu with journalists traveling from there to Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Ho Chi Minh City, and Hanoi.
Qualified journalists wishing to apply should visit the East-West Center website at www.eastwestcenter.org/jefferson for applications and details.
Participants’ airfare, lodging, per diem and other expenses are funded by The Freeman Foundation.
For more information or questions please contact Susan Kreifels at +(808) 944-7176 or via email at kreifels@EastWestCenter.org
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