Deadline: December 15, 2024
Applications are open for the National Press Foundation Widening the Pipeline Fellowship 2025. U.S. journalism has an ongoing variety disaster. There merely usually are not sufficient reporters and editors of colour to tell, have interaction and precisely mirror their society. To fight this, the National Press Foundation’s Widening the Pipeline Fellowship will present expenses-paid trainings in Washington, D.C., in addition to digital workshops to assist journalists of colour staying in – and main – the newsrooms of tomorrow.
In Widening the Pipeline’s first two years, 45 journalists from throughout America obtained abilities coaching, mentoring and peer assist to assist them navigate America’s newsrooms, the place folks of colour comprise lower than 1 / 4 of positions. And too usually, early profession journalists of colour go away the trade as a consequence of lack of assist and mentorship–earlier than they will construct the methods and abilities that would assist them make much-needed contributions to communities throughout the nation.
Benefits
- Through its John C. and Ethel C. Eklund Scholarship Fund, the basis will cowl airfare, resort, some floor transportation and most meals for the two in-person trainings in Washington, D.C., held in February and December 2025.
Eligibility
- Open to U.S.-based journalists.
- Journalists from any medium with seven years or much less {of professional} newsroom expertise.
- They enormously worth variety in all their applications and candidates from throughout the nation are inspired to use.
Application
Applicants should submit a letter from their supervisors saying they are going to be permitted to attend all periods. The utility deadline is December 15.
For extra info, go to Widening the Pipeline Fellowship.
