British Council Opens for ‘Future News Worldwide 2021’ Applications

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This year’s conference theme is ‘Climate, COVID-19 and the rise of disinformation: how journalism can best serve a world in crisis’.

The British Council is now inviting applications from undergraduate and postgraduate students who seek the opportunity to be the representative from Thailand to attend ‘Future News Worldwide 2021’, a prestigious international online conference run by the British Council in partnership with some of the world’s leading media organisations. This year’s conference theme is ‘Climate, COVID-19 and the rise of disinformation: how journalism can best serve a world in crisis’. Successful candidates will get to experience an exclusive workshop and exclusive talks from the most experienced and respected international editors, broadcasters and reporters from world-leading organisations; including Reuters, BBC, and Google News Initiative. The online conference for successful candidates will be held on 14 – 15 July 2021. Those interested can apply from today – 8 June 2021. Find out more about the programme and how to apply www.britishcouncil.org/future-news-worldwide/apply



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