Applications for the StoryReach U.S. reporting Fellowships are open and due by March 3, 2024, at 11:59pm PST. The Pulitzer Center’s StoryReach U.S. reporting Fellowship
The Pulitzer Center’s StoryReach U.S. reporting and engagement lab seeks newsroom partners who value collaboration and audience engagement as much as powerful enterprise reporting. This is a chance to innovate with your peers and the Center’s team on high-impact projects that combine breakthrough reporting and effective public outreach.
OVERVIEW
The Pulitzer Center is now accepting applications for its new StoryReach U.S. lab. The yearlong Fellowship opportunity is a chance for forward-thinking journalists and local and regional newsrooms to collaborate with peers and the Center’s staff to unlock the full potential of storytelling and innovative audience reach.
The initiative is a response to the challenges facing local and regional outlets across the United States, including the rise in misinformation and erosion of trust in media. At the same time, we are inspired by so many local outlets that are placing audiences at the center of their editorial strategies and finding creative ways to engage with them beyond publication and political bubbles.
About Pulitzer’s StoryReach U.S
StoryReach U.S. was created as a laboratory of innovative thinking and best practices for deep reporting and public outreach to engage communities across the United States on important issues that affect them. We will encourage the Fellows to share lessons learned so they can serve as blueprints for other journalists across the country focused on adapting to changing media consumption habits, exploring monetization opportunities, measuring impact, and discovering new audiences.
This spring, we will launch a cohort of eight to 10 Fellows who are partnered with local or regional U.S. news outlets. Freelance and staff reporters are eligible as long as they provide a sponsorship letter from a partner newsroom in their application. The part-time, yearlong Fellowship is designed for reporters from all beats, desks, and media formats. The ideal candidate will have at least three years of experience with ambitious investigative or enterprise reporting projects. The ideal candidate will also possess some experience with audience outreach or a partner newsroom with innovative ideas for engaging audiences beyond publishing.
While we welcome proposals on a broad range of underreported issues, this year we are also placing special emphasis on a few topics:
Applicants with ideas for reporting projects related to these topics are strongly encouraged to apply.
BENEFITS:
The 12-month, part-time Fellowship will provide journalists with up to $30,000 to pursue their reporting project and innovative engagement activities that expand the reach and impact of their reporting. In addition, Fellows will have access to data and research support and training with a group of peers that will help strengthen their reporting projects and related engagement activities.
Successful applicants will be expected to join a mandatory, 90-minute meeting held every month and to engage with other Fellows in virtual meetings and on the community’s dedicated online platform.
We require the sharing of methodologies, engagement plans, and lessons learned so each reporting project may serve as a blueprint for other newsrooms pursuing similar projects.
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