YOJO Application Form YOJO Application Form "*" indicates required fields Step 1 of 12 - Personal Information 8% 1. Personal InformationAnswering all questions is required to continue to the next section of the application form.First Name* Last Name* Date of Birth* DD dash MM dash YYYY Country of Citizenship*AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongo, Democratic Republic of theCongo, Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatini (Swaziland)EthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth GeorgiaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan Mayen IslandsSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland IslandsWhat is the country of issue of your passport?*AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongo, Democratic Republic of theCongo, Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatini (Swaziland)EthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth GeorgiaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan Mayen IslandsSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland IslandsCurrent country of residence*AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongo, Democratic Republic of theCongo, Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatini (Swaziland)EthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth GeorgiaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan Mayen IslandsSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland IslandsCurrent city of residence* If you don't live in Athens, are you willing to relocate to work for YOJO?* Yes No Social Media Handlesany number of links to add Add RemovePlease upload your CV/Resume*.doc or .PDF format - the file name should include your last name (e.g., Smith_resume.doc)Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 50 MB.Email address* Phone number*with country code 2. Academic QualificationsAnswering all questions is required to continue to the next section of the application form.Are you a recent graduate (within the past 18 months) or a final-year student?* Yes No Please indicate the University/Institution you attend/graduated from.* Please indicate the Degree Program you are enrolled in/graduated from.* Please indicate your Graduation Date or Expected Graduation Date.* DD dash MM dash YYYY If Graduation is expected please list the remaining subjects or requirements before graduation.*Example: Final-year thesis, Advanced Media Ethics, Digital Storytelling Project Please indicate relevant coursework or academic achievements:*List any courses, projects, or achievements that highlight your interest in journalism, media, or storytelling. 3. Language ProficiencyAnswering all questions is required to continue to the next section of the application form.Please indicate your primary language*GreekEnglishFrenchSpanishItalianGermanPortugueseRussianChineseJapaneseKoreanArabicTurkishDutchSwedishDanishNorwegianPolishCzechHungarianFinnishRomanianBulgarianSerbianCroatianHebrewThaiVietnameseIndonesianHindiProficiency in English* Native Fluent Advanced Intermediate Beginner Do you speak any other languages* Yes No Additional languages*LanguageLevel GreekEnglishFrenchSpanishItalianGermanPortugueseRussianChineseJapaneseKoreanArabicTurkishDutchSwedishDanishNorwegianPolishCzechHungarianFinnishRomanianBulgarianSerbianCroatianHebrewThaiVietnameseIndonesianHindiNativeFluentAdvancedIntermediateBeginner Add Remove 4. Skills and CompetenciesAnswering all questions is required to continue to the next section of the application form.Skills and Competencies*Please check any that apply Strong writing and storytelling abilities. Knowledge of journalistic ethics. Research and Investigative skills. Verification and open-source skills (OSINT). Skills in video production and/or editing and/or filming (e.g., Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro). Presentation and Anchoring skills. Familiarity with social media platforms (e.g., TikTok, Instagram, YouTube). Skills or experience in AI. Skills in immersive technology (e.g. AR, VR, XR) Skills or experience in data journalism and/or coding. Immersive technology (e.g. AR, VR, XR)*Please check any that apply Unreal Engine Unity Houdini Blender Cinema 4D Autodesk 3ds Max Autodesk Maya Upload Your Work*Please upload a video showcasing one of your projects along with up to three screenshots of the project's viewport. (.mp4 and .mov format - the file name should include your last name and project name (e.g., Smith_Project.mov)Accepted file types: mp4, mov, Max. file size: 50 MB.General Coding Experience*How many years of experience do you have? Less than 1 year 1-2 years 3-5 years More than 5 years Programming Languages*Which programming or domain specific languages are you proficient in? (Select all that apply) Python JavaScript Java R SQL HTML / CSS Other (please specify) Select AllOther Programming Language* Coding Applications*How have you used your coding skills? (Select all that apply) Data analysis Data visualization Machine learning / AI Web development Mobile app development Software development Automation / Scripting Other (please specify) Select AllOther Coding Application* Project Experience*Have you worked on any data driven projects that require coding? No Yes Briefly describe one of your most significant projects*Frameworks and Tools*Which frameworks, libraries, or tools have you used? (e.g., TensorFlow, React, Flask, Django, Node.js) Your GitHub*Insert your GitHub account here. Explain Your Skills*In 150 words or less, elaborate on how your selected skills apply to your work or potential as a YOJO reporter. 5. Work or Practical ExperienceAnswering all questions is required to continue to the next section of the application form.Have you participated in any of the following?* Internships in journalism or media Freelancing work in journalism or media Student/Personal media projects (e.g., campus newspaper, podcast, or video production) Social media campaigns or projects Select AllBriefly describe your most relevant experience*Example: "I interned at X News where I produced short-form videos for Instagram and covered local political events”. Please specify at what point of your studies. (100-150 words) 6. PortfolioAnswering all questions is required to continue to the next section of the application form.Provide links to 2-3 work samplesSubmit links to any of the following: articles, videos, blog posts, social media campaigns, podcasts, other multimedia projects, or relevant academic work, such as research papers or journalism-related coursework. Add Remove 7. Personal Statement VideoAnswering all questions is required to continue to the next section of the application form.Please upload your 90-second Personal Statement Video*.MP4 or .MOV format- the file name should include your last name (e.g., Smith_Statement.mov) (You can use your phone or a camera. In your video, introduce yourself, share why you want to join YOJO. Be creative and concise.Accepted file types: mp4, mov, Max. file size: 100 MB. 8. Written StatementsAnswering all questions is required to continue to the next section of the application form.What are your long-term goals in journalism or media?*Share how you hope to grow as a journalist and what you envision as the trajectory of your career. (150-200 words)What types of stories are you most interested in reporting and why?*Discuss the themes, topics, or issues that capture your attention. Why do these stories matter to you? (150-250 words)Why do you want to Join YOJO?*Share how you see YOJO fitting into your career aspirations, explain your motivation, what excites you about the program. (150-200 words)Which YOJO desk would you like to join?*check any that apply Enterprise International Political Investigative Data Immersive Social Select All 9. Military DutyAnswering all questions is required to continue to the next section of the application form.Have you completed or are you exempt from military service (if applicable)*This question applies to applicants from countries where military service is mandatory. If you are applying from a country where military service is not mandatory, click the ‘Does not apply’ button. Does not apply Completed Exempt Not yet completed (please explain below) Not yet completed explaination* 10. ReferencesAnswering all questions is required to continue to the next section of the application form.Please provide contact information for two recommenders who can speak to your interest and/or experience in journalism, media, or storytelling. Recommenders can include professors, internship supervisors, or others who have overseen your work or studies.Recommender 1Recommender 1 - Name*Name Recommender 1 - Relationship to You*Relationship to You Recommender 1 - Organization/Institution*Organization/Institution Recommender 1 - Title*Title Recommender 1 - Email Address*Email Address Recommender 1 - Phone Number*Phone Number Recommender 2Recommender 2 - Name*Name Recommender 2 - Relationship to You*Relationship to You Recommender 2 - Organization/Institution*Organization/Institution Recommender 2 - Title*Title Recommender 2 - Email Address*Email Address Recommender 2 - Phone Number*Phone Number 11. Alignment with YOJO’s MissionAnswering all questions is required to continue to the next section of the application form.Alignment with YOJO’s Mission*Describe how you see reporting and storytelling playing a role in civic engagement and positive change. (100-150 words) 12. 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