Call for Journalists to Conduct Investigative Journalism Pieces

Call for Journalists to Conduct Investigative Journalism Pieces

Vacancy details:

Vacancy code: For HR

Date to launch announcement: 20 June 2025

Job title: Conducting six investigative journalism pieces

Employer/Employeur: The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM)

Program/ Project/ Department: Media and freedon departement.

Positions available: 12 vacancy.

Duration of the contract: 6 Months

Application deadline: 05 July 2025.

Work Station: Syria (with in-person trainings in Damascus)

Type of Announcement: External

Roles and Responsibilities:

The SCM is looking forward to receiving proposals from 12 journalists working inside Syria to conduct training on data journalism and produce six joint investigative journalism pieces in Arabic on common problems or challenges, and address them with data journalism.

  • The proposal should be no more than one page, including:
    • Names of journalists (two or more).
    • Project title
    • A work plan including the timeframe required to complete the investigation (not exceeding six months).
    • Coverage areas (must include two different areas)
    • Project goal.
  • Journalists must attend a special training course on data journalism in Damascus (the SCM fully covers the training attendees’ costs  ).

How to apply:

  1. Applications should be sent to https://forms.gle/JmFT7dp6LDkfE4Pi6 and should include:
    the title “Reporting investigative reports” in the email subject.
    • The project proposal (no more than one page) must be sent as described above.
    • The submission includes a CV including complete contact information (email, phone number)
    • Clarify your place.
    • Prove at least two years of experience in the field of journalism.
  2. CVs are accepted in PDF format, with the file named with the person’s full name.
  3. Any request sent after the specified deadline will be ignored
  4. The process of reviewing CVs will begin after the end of the advertisement period.
  5. Only candidates who have progressed to the second stage will be invited for interviews, and we apologize for not sending a response to the remaining applicants