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The International Reporting Project, headquartered the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, funds independent journalistic coverage of under-reported events around the world. The program was created in 1998 as one of the early examples of the non-profit journalism movement, seeking to bridge the gap left by much of the mainstream media's reduction of international news. ==History of the Project== The International Reporting Project (IRP) provides grants for journalists to report on critical international issues, including health, environmental issues, nuclear security, religion, and others. IRP's group reporting trips introduce journalists to complex topics in often overlooked countries, and their independent fellowships allow journalists to dive deep into those stories and countries. The group reporting trips last 10-14 days, and the independent fellowships last from two to seven weeks, depending on the fellowship; IRP has also offered 9- and 12-month reporting fellowships. IRP has provided opportunities to more than 500 journalists to report from more than 100 countries and produce award-winning stories.The program is funded entirely through private, non-partisan foundations as well as individuals with a strong interest of in-depth international coverage. The core of this program is the “IRP Fellowship in International Journalism”, in which ten journalists are brought to the IRP office in Washington, D.C. to participate in a five-week overseas reporting project. Since 1998, a total of 155 IRP Fellows in International Journalism have participated in the fellowship program covering stories on topics including international health and medical issues such as malaria, TB, HIV/AIDS, and child survival, the world of Islam, refugees and migration issues, women’s and children’s rights, press freedom, cultural and social change, human rights, economic development and post-conflict resolution. So far, stories by the IRP fellows have appeared in various international news media and have won major awards such as Emmy Awards, duPont Awards, an Oscar nomination for best documentary, Overseas Press Club Awards and many others. IRP Fellows are first introduced to a series of seminars and preparations of a total of two weeks at the IRP’s home base, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of The Johns Hopkins University. They will then be given five weeks in their own designated countries to report on their story of choice.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=IRP Fellowships in International Journalism )〕 The largest component of the International Reporting Project (IRP) is the “Gatekeeper Editors” fellowships which include senior editors and producers who have the ability to determine what story gets on the air, online or in print at their news organizations. Each year, two groups of 12 Gatekeeper editors are carefully selected for visits of about two weeks in a country of importance in the news at the time. Since the Gatekeepers program has been launched in 2000, a total of 119 senior editors and producers have traveled to Indonesia, Brazil, South Africa, Lebanon/Syria, India, Egypt, Nigeria, Korea, Uganda and Turkey. Occasionally, the IRP also offers the "Journalist-in-Residence" fellowship, enabling senior journalists, in many cases, veteran foreign correspondents, to spend anywhere from one to eight months in Washington to work on a book or other project about international affairs. Along with this program, occasional conferences, panel discussions and public events on international news coverage are present.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=History of the Project )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「International Reporting Project」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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