ICSC grants 2024 Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship to 10 teams
QUEZON CITY, 25 November 2024 – Ten teams composed of journalists and visual storytellers from across the Philippines have been selected as Fellows for the second batch of the Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship. These Fellows will produce compelling stories that highlight the challenges and opportunities of the country’s transition to renewable energy systems. Now in its second year, the Fellowship continues to pay tribute to the late Jose Jaime “Nonoy” Espina, a journalist and passionate advocate for press freedom and media workers’ welfare. The Fellowship program, organized by the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities, recognizes the need [...]
Nonoy Espina’s torch shines bright
by Renato Redentor Constantino | July 8, 2022 | Published by ABS-CBN News | READ THE STORY HERE It’s been a year since the veteran journalist Jaime “Nonoy” Espina passed away. Nonoy was a former chair of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, a fierce press freedom advocate, a tireless campaigner for the welfare of media workers, a respected reporter, editor, and photographer. Nonoy’s death will be felt for some time, even by people who do not know him. When an esteemed journalist like Nonoy moves on, the space they leave behind remains empty for a long [...]
Remembering Nonoy
by Inday Espina-Varona The Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship is the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities’ tribute to our dear friend, veteran journalist and committed activist Nonoy Espina, who dedicated many years developing the skills and capacity of fellow journalists, especially in regions outside of Metro Manila. In and out of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, Nonoy also worked for the protection and safety of his peers, and for improvements to their work conditions. But his tasks did not stop with journalism. Nonoy used his skills in media work to serve vulnerable communities as they battled [...]
Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship names its inaugural class
Fellows to highlight stories of the transition to renewable energy in communities across the Philippines QUEZON CITY, June 27, 2022 – Seven teams composed of 14 journalists and editors, mostly from Luzon and Mindanao, have been chosen as the inaugural Fellows of the first Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship which will support the production of in-depth and creative narratives focused on the country’s accelerating transition towards modern energy systems. “This fellowship is about the energy transition. It’s really important to understand there is more in the world of energy reporting than just what is happening in the power sector. It [...]
ICSC launches media fellowship honoring veteran journalist Jaime Espina
Applications for energy story grants open until May 16 APPLY NOW QUEZON CITY, March 28, 2022 – A six-month media fellowship seeking to support the production of energy transition stories was launched today in honor of Jose Jaime “Nonoy” Espina, a veteran reporter, fierce press freedom campaigner, and outspoken advocate of media workers’ welfare. This is the first story grant organized by the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), an international non-government organization advocating fair climate policy and low carbon, climate-resilient development, the Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship aims to amplify energy transition stories in the [...]