This section of the site is for journalists, bloggers, photographers, film makers and other members of the media interested in working with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Speaking out about the plight of the people we help is central to the MSF's guiding principles. Our communications officers are in regular contact with MSF field staff and can help members of the media wishing to cover humanitarian issues with the following:
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
The communications department at Médecins Sans Frontières Australia is calling for expressions of interest from experienced journalists/writers. We are looking to profile recently returned field workers in the Australian and New Zealand press. Ideal candidates will have excellent writing skills, a good knowledge of Australian and New Zealand print and online media and experience in pitching articles for eventual publication in the press.
Please send a CV and two examples of your work to sally.mcmillan(at)sydney.msf.org
As a charitable organisation we strive to keep our organisational costs to a minimum. Whilst we will endeavour to respond to all expressions of interest, if you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of your submission, please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful.
MSF CONTENT
We provide regular updates on our field activities to those registered on our press release list.
To be added to our press release list, please contact Sally McMillan, MSF Australia press officer, and include your name, the publication/programme you work for, and any specific areas of interest.
You can sign up to an RSS feed of our news stories.
Any text on this website may be replicated in other publications free of charge. We would appreciate it if you would contact Sally McMillan to let us know.
We can provide photos, audio and video footage of humanitarian crises on request.
ORIGINAL CONTENT
We are happy to provide opinion pieces, comments and articles written by MSF staff and volunteers.
We can organize interviews with MSF staff working in the field or with spokespeople in our offices.
PROJECT VISITS
We can facilitate media visits to MSF projects whenever possible. Because MSF works in difficult and insecure environments, we have produced a number of guidelines for journalists visiting MSF projects.
