Job Vacancy

South Asia Media Net

Post for
ASSOCIATE EDITOR

EXPECTATIONS:

• The associate editor will work on the website to feed its news, opinions, profiles, major issues and other pages relating to the country after editing the material for good journalistic standards.

• The associate editor will monitor the country’s media, including the vernacular medium, for any violation of media freedom and developments on media, upload stories daily on the website and prepare a monthly report for Media Monitor

• The associate editor will draft statements of any incident of media rights violations or any developments in the media.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• The associate editor should have a good command over English Language.

• The associate editor must be web friendly

SALARY:

• The associate editor will be paid a total of USD 500.00 inclusive of all internet and telephone expenses.


DEADLINE:
Applications with CV attached should be before 2nd February 2009 to:
SAFMA MALDIVES
G. UTHURUBIN
Fax -3330096
Tel:- 3330091
Email- safma.maldives@gmail.com

An interview with the applicants will be arranged before selection

Living allowance for trainees

In answer to the questions we have been receiving regarding a living allowance for trainees attending the SAMS training, we recommend employees give their trainees a pay leave, or arrange for some pocket money or travel allowance.

The other option trainees take their own pocket money, which depends on the lifestyle they want to have during their stay in Lahore.

Gender & Media Training

We are looking for female journalists to send on SAMS Television Training Course.

This is a 5 week course focusing on gender and media, and is a great opportunity for women from the region to interact and work with one another.

We will provide airfare, accommodation, training materials; however, as per previous practice, we will not offer a daily allowance.

The nominee should be in Lahore at the 1st of February 2009 and can leave on the 8th of March.

Please note that Maldives has received only one allotment for this training.

Kindly send in your CVs to safma.maldives@gmail.com by 25th January 2009.

Extension of deadline

We are pleased to extend the deadline for applying to the training course Documentary Film Making, to be held in Lahore, Pakistan from April 6th - May 30th 2009.

Please find below details of the course:
Two weeks will focus on South Asia with regards to politics, economy, conflicts, terrorism, religion and media with a special focus on each country and its dynamics within the region and globally. One week will focus on related issues like human rights, gender, politics of identity, understanding your audience and aesthetics of production.

The next five weeks will encompass practical technical training. One week will be technical training which will cover the basics such as handling of equipment, lighting, editing etc. The next four weeks will be practical documentary making from conceptualisation to final production.

We invite fresh graduates who have some experience in film making, with a special interest in documentary making. Fluency in English is required as all lectures/ training is conducted in English.

SAFMA will be arranging return tickets, accommodation and food during their stay in Pakistan.

So interested candidates, please send in your CVs to safma.maldives@gmail.com on or before 22 January 2009.

SAMC, SAWM slate radio journalist’s murder in Nepal

LAHORE: The South Asia Media Commission (SAMC), a regional media watchdog, and the South Asian Women in Media (SAWM), a region-wide association of women journalists, have condemned the murder of Uma Singh, a young woman radio journalist, in southern Nepal.

The SAMC Chairman N Ram and Secretary General Najam Sethi and SAWM Regional Coordinator Zebunnisa Burki called on the authorities to identify those responsible for the murder of the Radio Today reporter in Janakpur and bring them to justice.

“Journalists in Nepal had long lived with violence or the threat of it. The authorities should take the necessary action to ensure the security of journalists,” they said in a joint statement.

Two journalists were killed in Nepal in 2008. International media watchdogs place Nepal on a list of 13 countries where journalists are murdered on a recurring basis and governments fail to prosecute the killers.

Documentary Film Training

We are pleased to announce SAFMA's next training course: Documentary Film Training. The training will be held in Lahore, Pakistan.

It will be an 8 weeks course, taking place from April 6th - May 30th 2009.

Please find below details of the course:
Two weeks will focus on South Asia with regards to politics, economy, conflicts, terrorism, religion and media with a special focus on each country and its dynamics within the region and globally. One week will focus on related issues like human rights, gender, politics of identity, understanding your audience and aesthetics of production.

The next five weeks will encompass practical technical training. One week will be technical training which will cover the basics such as handling of equipment, lighting, editing etc. The next four weeks will be practical documentary making from conceptualisation to final production.

We invite fresh graduates who have some experience in film making, with a special interest in documentary making. Fluency in English is required as all lectures/ training is conducted in English.

SAFMA will be arranging return tickets, accommodation and food during their stay in Pakistan.

So interested candidates, please send in your CVs to safma.maldives@gmail.com on or before 15 January 2009.

Condemn the murder of Mr. Wickrematunga

SAFMA Maldives strongly condemn and express concern about freedom of media in Sri Lanka, following the murder of Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickrematunga, who was shot dead by two men on a motorcycle as he drove to work in Colombo.

On this sad occasion, the President of SAFMA Maldives, Ms. Aminath Najeeb and all the members of SAFMA Maldives extend our profound sympathy and sincere condolences to the members of the bereaved family of Mr. Wickrematunga.

We also call on Sri Lankan authorities to take all necessary steps to ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice, and to take measures to grant protection for the safety of journalists working in Sri Lanka for the benefit of its people.

Membership drive for 2009

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year, we at SAFMA Maldives Office are pleased to announce a membership drive for 2009.

After a successful year of activities for 2008, we look forward to the support and enthusiasm from our members to continue pushing the media forward.

Among the activities planned for 2009 are SAFMA's national elections for the SAFMA Executive Board, workshops both regional and local, and a host of other exciting things that would challenge and inspire the professional in all of us.

So anyone interested in joining SAFMA, please fill in the form and send it to us by the end of the first week of January 2009.

For more information, please feel free to call us on 3300096 or email to safma.maldives@gmail.com