Is it remote or on-site?
Completely remote
How many hours of engagement can I expect?
During the months of summer break, the team would meet more regularly. Once schools reopen, we will seamlessly transition to a more hands-off approach, with less frequent interaction. We will schedule drop-in sessions each week keeping in view all academic schedules.
Is it a paid scholarship?
Participants will be paid INR 7,500 per month for fact-checks during the scholarship programme.
Do I need to bring any equipment?
The student will only require a smartphone. BOOM will be providing basic equipment for production during the course of the scholarship.
How many candidates will be selected?
We have hired 11 applicants for the project. We will train all applicants on how to fact-check, write video scripts and produce content for social media. The final videos will then need to go through quality assessment to decide whether they’re ready to be published. This number is not currently fixed and is likely to change over the span of the 4 months.
What will be the involvement of the parent?
Parents are encouraged to attend our teaching and online editing sessions. The actual work of fact-checking will be done independently by the teenaged fact-checkers under the supervision of BOOM.
What topics will be covered under the TFCN?
The TFCN is 100% non-political. We will focus on fact-checks related to medical, financial, corporate and other types of misinformation. In addition, we will be dealing with media literacy and internet safety.
What is BOOM?
BOOM is an independent digital journalism initiative with a mission to fight misinformation, explain issues and make the internet safer.
BOOM is one of India's first and leading fact-checking websites and initiative, committed to provide readers journalistically verified facts. BOOM was one of the first Indian fact-checking newsrooms, certified by International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN).
Disclaimer: The programme is also designed to fit into the summer holidays and school schedule. It is 100% non-political, non-partisan, and independent. Candidates for this position must strictly adhere to that requirement as it is core to the project itself.
PLEASE NOTE: We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any kind. All hiring decisions are made on the basis of quality of submissions.
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