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Rest of World Seeks Contributors for Labour x Tech Initiative

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Rest of World, a non-profit journalism publication, which focuses on exploring the impact of technology beyond the Western bubble, is looking for 12 reporting fellows for its Labour x Tech Reporting Initiative.

 

The announcement came with an excitement, calling reporters native to regions outside the West who want to produce deeply reported work on how tech impacts labour and workers around the world.

 

The initiative, which is made possible with an indemnity from the Ford Foundation, is the second iteration of Rest of World, Labour x Tech reporting initiative. According to the organisers, the initiative is to “deepen our understanding of how new technologies and tech companies are redefining the meaning of labor.”

 

The initiative is a global opportunity but reporters from Indonesia, the Philippines, Bangladesh, UAE, Turkey, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, Colombia, and Brazil, are particularly welcome.

 

12 reporters from around the world will be selected to “produce a series of stories at the intersection of tech and labor over the course of 12 months,” an article announcing the initiative quotes. 

 

“The reporters will become part of Rest of World’s Labor x Tech Contributor Network, which is designed to engage international journalists who have a basic understanding of their local tech and business landscape. The contributors will work directly with our Labor x Tech editor to produce regular reporting as well as participate in larger cross-regional projects, workshops, and training sessions.

 

“Contributors will be expected to publish four stories over the course of the year, running from November 1, 2024, to October 31, 2025, and will be paid a total of $5,000 for the four stories. Rest of World will cover all costs related to the reporting of the stories, including travel costs.”

 

This Labor x Tech Reporting Initiative og Rest of World is biased towards professionalism. The initiative requires professional reporters in their home country, who “have published original articles on issues that are critical to their communities; who have a basic understanding of the tech and business landscape in their countries, (may not be extensive experience in tech reporting); who are curious about how tech has transformed the nature and definition of work, and are willing to go deep to explore the human experience and cost of such work.”

 

The organisers also say such reporters must be able to “bring their own experiences and perspectives to inform and advance the journalistic work they are undertaking; be passionate about writing about labor injustices and holding powerful people and companies accountable; want to explore new ways to tell stories, including digging into data, incorporating audio, and more.”

 

Interested applicants are requested to send an email to jobs@restofworld.org with “Labor x Tech Reporting Network” in the subject line.

 

Such applicants must also “attach” his resume and in the email body, provide the following: “300-350 words on what’s the most compelling issue around tech workers in your community, and why you think it is worth pursuing for a story. The more specific you can be the better. We’re looking for ideas you are eager to jump into reporting on Day 1. Share two relevant stories you’ve published recently that you’re particularly proud of. Tell us what role you played in shaping the story, what obstacles you might have overcome, and how you addressed them.”

 

The deadline for applications is October 4, 2024. 

 

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