ITWeb, the business technology media company, is offering a third-year journalism student an opportunity to get experience and training in the media industry along with a fully paid-up fourth year bursary.
Launched this year, the ITWeb Journalism Bursary is being offered to the students of Rhodes School of Journalism & Media Studies.
ITWeb dominates the technology media space across online, print and events, and its main news and information site is accessed by 80 000 unique readers a month.
The student who is awarded the bursary will intern at ITWeb during their final year vacation periods. After the fourth year of studies has been completed, the beneficiary will secure a one-year contract, working at ITWeb's online newsroom as a new media journalist.
Ranka Jovanovic, ITWeb's editorial director, says: "This bursary is the perfect package for a talented young journalist to get ahead in the industry by gaining experience in a dynamic online news environment. The successful candidate will be adding to our talent pool, while at the same time receiving an industry-recognised qualification from the Rhodes School of Journalism and Media Studies."
"The cost of a specialisation year is often prohibitive, especially for top undergraduates from previously disadvantaged communities," said Jude Mathurine, lecturer and co-ordinator for New Media at the Rhodes School of Journalism and Media Studies. "ITWeb's Journalism bursary offers one worthy candidate the opportunity to learn the ropes at South Africa's oldest programme for digital journalism, while sharpening their abilities through ITWeb's internship programme."
The journalism bursary is open to third-year students who have received over 65% in all Journalism and Media Studies examinations, and live in the Johannesburg/Pretoria area. Candidates must be prepared to intern in their vacation periods during 2009 and work for ITWeb for one year following the year of study.
To find out more or to apply for the ITWeb Journalism Bursary, go to: http://nml.ru.ac.za. The closing date for entries is 22 September 2008.
To find out more information about ITWeb, visit: www.itweb.co.za
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ITWeb, founded in 1996, is South Africa's leading technology-focused publisher. ITWeb dominates the technology media space across online, print and events.
Its main news portal (www.itweb.co.za) reaches over 80 000 readers a month and services a substantial corporate client base through its Virtual Press Office offering. Two specialist Web sites offer additional services to the technology sector: a career jobs portal (www.careerweb.co.za) and a training portal (www.trainingweb.co.za). ITWeb also operates My Digital Life (www.mydigitallife.co.za), the digital lifestyle-focused social network Web site.
ITWeb publishes four print titles: the weekly business technology news magazine, iWeek; the monthly ITWeb Brainstorm magazine, an essential business read for IT and business decision-makers; Digital Life, a monthly consumer magazine focusing on digital lifestyle; and MindShift, a business bi-monthly focused on sustainable development.
Rhodes School of Journalism and Media Studies
Rhodes School of Journalism and Media Studies (JMS) is internationally known for its academic programmes and wide-ranging media projects. The degrees and courses offered aim to produce thoughtful and imaginative media practitioners and the approach of the school is to integrate intellectual study with the production of media.
New Media Lab
The New Media Lab was started in 1995 to educate journalists to develop and interrogate the use of digital technologies as platforms and tools for public communication. NML offers students insight into the application of new media technologies and prepares learners with intellectual skills to work in the digital media milieu.
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