The Israel Project, Washington, D.C. The Israel Project's (TIP) main office is located in the heart of downtown Washington, D.C., on 2020 K St., N.W. Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, founder and president of The Israel Project, heads the D.C. office. Lauren Appelbaum is this year's Media Fellowship coordinator. Lindsey Singer will also be helping with the program. All other TIP D.C. office staff will be integrally involved in the fellowship program. General Information: The 2011 Media Fellowship program in Washington, D.C., runs in one nine-week session from June 20 to August 19. Each fellow will receive a $2,500 stipend, to be paid monthly. Media Fellows are encouraged to apply for additional funding from other institutions. All Fellows must pay for their travel to and from Washington, D.C., housing and living expenses. All travel for TIP-related events will be paid for by TIP during the fellowship, except for the daily commute to and from the office. There will be several lunches and dinners that TIP will pay for as well.
If you are interested in public relations, writing or journalism, apply for the written communications fellowship. These Fellows gain hands-on experience by writing press releases, letters to the editor and op-eds. Written Communications Fellows research and gain a wealth of knowledge on key issues affecting Israel and the Middle East as they prepare backgrounders for journalists, press kit items and fact sheets. Topics range from Iran issues and China-Israel, Russia-Israel and India-Israel relations to Gilad Shalit, the first Breast Cancer Walk in Israel, Rawabi – the first planned Palestinian city in the West Bank and breaking news events. Fellows who speak additional languages may be involved in translating core TIP materials. Letters and op-eds by previous Fellows have been published in The Jerusalem Post, The Muslim News, The Wall Street Journal Online, the Houston Chronicle, The Chicago Tribune, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Baltimore Sun, the Charleston Post and Courier, Ottawa Citizen, La Opinion and many others. Written Communications Fellows will report to Alan Elsner, TIP's senior director of communications and research, and Ari Bildner, TIP's writer/media communications associate. Main Tasks:
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If you are interested in computer science, new media or social media, apply for the Web advocacy and outreach fellowship. These Fellows regularly update TIP’s Web site including multimedia content, pictures and videos. Duties include maintaining a clean and updated online contact database of activists and journalists, reviewing all website pages for accuracy and currency, working with content owners to revise content using our Kintera-based CMS, and, if needed, format TIP pieces to send them out and post them on our website. Web Fellows will also post TIP videos and photos on other Web sites such as Facebook and YouTube, help maintain TIP's Twitter and Facebook accounts and engage in other social media Web sites. Web Fellows will have the opportunities to take and edit photographs and videos of media events. In addition, Web Fellows may assist with TIP's Web site redesign. Excellent attention to detail, copyediting/proofreading and web software skills are a plus. We will train in our database software, but experience with Microsfot Office, CMS, Access, MySQL, and database cleaning software are preferred. Web Fellows will report to Brandon Gray, TIP's senior associate for Web advocacy and outreach, and Dinah Goldberg, TIP's Web advocacy specialist.
If you are interested in polling or focus groups, apply for the research and training fellowship. These Fellows will assist with focus groups and global polling conducted by TIP's research consultants, including Frank Luntz of the Word Doctors, Stanley Greenberg of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and Neil Newhouse of Public Opinion Strategies. In addition, Research Fellows will assist with in-house polling and research. Research Fellows will learn how to use this research to craft successful messages. Research Fellows will report to Nathan Klein, TIP's director of research. Main Tasks:
If you are interested in international relations, Middle East studies or Iran, apply for the European Affairs fellowship. These Fellows will work mainly for our European brand which focuses strongly on Iran and its nuclear program. European Affairs Fellows will research background information, write short papers and fact sheets, assist with media events, conduct extensive research on the Internet and update our website. Applicants of European origin and/or with native language skills in Spanish, French, Russian, Portuguese, German, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese or Arabic are strongly preferred. European Affairs Fellows should also have some skills in Content Management Systems (CMS) and website formatting and knowledge of European and international media. European Affairs Fellows will report to Alan Elsner, TIP's senior director of communications and research. Internship visas will be provided for non U.S. citizens.
All Fellows will be responsible for finding and paying for their housing during the fellowship. It is imperative that Fellows arrange their housing immediately after they are accepted to the fellowship. Washington, D.C. quickly fills up with interns during the summer, and finding housing at the last minute is difficult. Average D.C. rental prices depend on the neighborhood, with studios ranging from about $900 to $1,200 per month and one-bedrooms starting at about $1,300. |
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