Economic and Political Reporting from Southeast Europe

To foster quality analysis and reporting on economic issues, enhance coverage on topics that are central to the region’s economic and political development and encourage regional networking among journalists, Robert Bosch Stiftung and Reuters Foundation initiated the program "Economic and Political Reporting from Southeast Europe".

Each year, twelve journalists from the Balkans are competitively chosen to participate in the program. The program, run by experienced Reuters staff, includes two courses of two weeks each in London in June and in Frankfurt in October respectively. Participants will also travel to Brussels and Berlin to meet with policymakers and journalists covering European financial and political affairs.

The course will cover the following broader topics:

• Writing about emerging market economies.
• Markets reporting and covering companies.
• Practical exercises based on current European themes.

Participants will commit to a short story project during the program.

Applicants must be fluent in English and full-time professional journalists aged 25-30 who have been working for at least two years with a recognized publication, website, radio, or television station. Applicants must have a portfolio that includes experience of economic journalism or must otherwise demonstrate a strong interest in economic and political issues. They must be citizens of Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, or Slovenia. They must also have obtained permission from their employer to take part in the program.