Association Of Foreign Press Correspondents In The United State

THE ASSOCN. OF FOREIGN PRESS CORRS. USA SERVES THE COMMUNITY OF FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS IN THE US VIA PROGRAMS, JOURNALISM RESOURCES, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND EXCELLENCE AWARDS, RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS, AND THE PROTECTION OF PRESS FREEDOM

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS WORKSHOPS, INTERVIEW SESSIONS, AND SEMINARS PROVIDING FOREIGN JOURNALISTS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF KNOWLEDGE FROM EXPERTS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS THAT ASSIST INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISTS IN ADVANCING THEIR REPORTING SKILLS, ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE IN AREAS RELEVANT TO THEIR REPORTING AND WORK AS FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS, AND PROVIDING THEM WITH THE EXPERTISE NECESSARY TO INFORM THEIR INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES WITH ACCURACY, FAIRNESS, AND COMPETENCE; THE FOREIGN PRESS AWARDS PROGRAM RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ROLE FOREIGN JOURNALISTS PLAY; THE PRESS FREEDOM FORUM PROGRAM PROMOTING THE CREATION OF SYNERGIES TO ENABLE KEY PLAYERS IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE TO SECURE THE SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF JOURNALISTS.

THE RESOURCES CREATED, DEVELOPED, AND PUBLISHED BY THE FOREIGN PRESS CORRESPONDENTS ONLINE PLATFORMS ARE INTENDED TO ENHANCE, STRENGHTEN, AND ADVANCE THE ROLE OF FOREIGN JOURNALISTS AND CORRESPONDENTS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH TOOLS AND TRAINING TO ENHANCE THEIR WORK AND PURSUE THEIR REPORTING EFFECTIVELY; KEEPING INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS AND THE PUBLIC INFORMED OF VIOLATIONS OF PRESS FREEDOM AROUND THE WORLD; OFFERING INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS VALUABLE INFORMATION FROM EXPERTS THROUGH INTERVIEWS, OBJECTIVE REPORTING, AND INSIGHTFUL COMMENTARY; ALLOWING FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS TO SHOWCASE AND FEATURE THEIR CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS BEFORE INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES, AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE ROLE OF FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS IN JOURNALISM.

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS WHO DEMONSTRATED CAREER BACKGROUND AS FOREIGN JOURNALISTS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES AND WHO ARE PURSUING MASTERS STUDIES IN THE UNITED STATES AT ANY U.S.-BASED ACADEMIC INSTITUTION IN FIELDS RELATED TO THEIR REPORTING TO HELP THEM EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THROUGH ACADEMIA AND PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISM EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES; PRIZES FOR PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE TO ENCOURAGE EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM IN FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS WHO, THROUGH THEIR REPORTING FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDIA, SET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS IN EXCEPTIONAL PUBLISHED REPORTING IN THE VARIOUS THEMATIC AREAS.PRESS FREEDOM GRANTS DEDICATED TO INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISTS FACING A RANGE OF THREATS, FROM KILLINGSS TO IMPRISONMENT, HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION, CENSORSHIP, AND LITIGATION.