FUF-correspondents
FUF's correspondents live around the world and report on global issues through texts in Utvecklingsmagasinet and content for FUF's Instagram. Together, they contribute to giving our readers and followers an insight into everyday life from different parts of the world – and to a more nuanced Swedish foreign reporting with greater geographical breadth.
As a FUF correspondent, you will be abroad for a few months or longer. The assignment involves conducting interviews, writing journalistic texts and producing content for Instagram. During this time, you will receive continuous training and supervision, both in global development and journalistic writing and communication.
You will be part of a committed editorial team that encourages, supports and learns from each other. The assignment also includes participating in editorial meetings and proofreading other correspondents' texts.
As a correspondent, you will write journalistic texts for Utvecklingsmagasinet and collect material for FUF's Instagram. We encourage you to take advantage of the opportunity to raise voices from the place where you are. You do not need any prior knowledge - we will train you during the assignment!
FUF works according to the model learning-by-doing, which means you start producing material right after the first kick-off meeting.
The assignment runs on a semester basis. This is approximately what is expected of you during a semester:
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You write at least one journalistic text for Utvecklingsmagasinet
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You produce text and images/video for at least two Instagram posts
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You carry out a takeover of our Instagram Stories where you talk about the place and/or people where you are
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You follow deadlines and communicate actively with the editor and editorial team
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You take part in and use FUF's guides
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You participate in kick-off and editorial meetings to the extent your schedule and time zone allow
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You provide constructive feedback to your colleagues in the editorial team
If you meet these expectations, you will qualify for a certificate of non-profit commitment at the end of the semester.
Editorial meetings
The editorial team meets approximately every three weeks for editorial meetings with a focus on conversation, exchange of ideas and further education. Those who live in the Stockholm area participate on site at FUF's premises at Medborgarplatsen. Those who live elsewhere participate digitally via Teams. Since the meetings are held in a hybrid format, everyone is expected to bring a computer, be connected via the meeting link and have their camera turned on. In group work, participants collaborate on site and remotely.
