Thomson Reuters organizes course on land rights reporting [Brazil]

Journalists with at least one year of experience can apply to attend this free training.

The Thomson Reuters Foundation, in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, is organizing a workshop on land rights reporting. The course will take place Aug. 15 to 18 in Rio de Janeiro.

The workshop will feature content on understanding property rights and how the issue relates to Brazil; journalism skills and research techniques; approaches to building sources in this field; and talks from guest experts. 

Participants with outstanding story ideas on property rights will receive modest funding as well as editorial support to help them realize these ideas.

The foundation covers travel expenses and accommodation for journalists travelling from outside Rio de Janeiro. 

The deadline is July 3.

For more information, click here.