Fully Funded Fellowships in Investigative Reporting for Journalists in the USA
Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
Alfred Friendly Press Partners ,in cooperation with TRACE foundation, is offering the TRACE Investigative Reporting Fellowship. TRACE and Alfred Friendly share the belief in the power of investigative journalism to hold the powerful accountable and strengthen democracies.
The Fellowship Program:-
- The fellowship program begins with a three-week orientation and training seminar at the Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, Missouri designed to prepare the fellows – both personally and professionally – for the challenges of living and working in the United States.
- Topics for seminars and hands-on training include ethics, writing, editing, multimedia reporting, investigative reporting and data journalism. At the middle of the program, fellows and staff come together for advanced training sessions. Fellows join the staffs of one or more major U.S. media outlets for five months.
- A final seminar in Washington allows them to compare and evaluate their experiences and discuss their impressions of the American media, and to learn and practice presentations to make in their home countries to share what they’ve learned with colleagues.
Program Goals:-
- To provide the fellow with experience in reporting, writing, editing, producing and editorial decision-making that will enhance future professional performance.
- To expose the fellow to the technological changes that are occurring in the industry.
- To enable the fellow to gain a practical understanding of the function and significance of the free press in American society.
- To transfer knowledge gained on the program to colleagues at home.
- To foster continuing ties between free press institutions and journalists in the United States and their counterparts in other countries.
Benefits
- The fellowship covers all costs of program-related international and domestic U.S. travel, health insurance and provides a monthly stipend to cover basic living expenses.
- It is highly recommended that fellows bring additional money with them.
Eligibility criteria
These fellowships are dedicated for investigative journalism, publications, videos and related projects that encourage greater commercial transparency and advance anti-bribery education.
About Alfred Friendly Press Partners:-
Alfred Friendly Press Partners bonds with journalists and news organizations from information hungry societies and prepares them to practice professional, ethical, and innovative journalism. It accomplishes this mission through hands-on training in U.S. and international newsrooms and within the Missouri School of Journalism. Alfred Friendly Press Partners is the leader in transforming journalists who are recognized as vital to journalism excellence, press freedom, and informed citizenries.
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