Posted On: January 22, 2018

Fellowship

Media Organization: The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research

Company Description

The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research was created to join the expertise of NORC, one of the world’s premier independent research organizations, with The AP, which provides news seen every day over all media platforms and formats by more than half of the world’s population. With funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, The AP-NORC Center has created a research and journalism program, Working Longer, that combines original research with in-depth news reporting dedicated to coverage of the aging workforce and the economic implications of working later in life.

Job Description

The selected journalist will develop the analytical research skills needed to create a series of news reports dealing with the economics of the aging workforce in the United States to be distributed by AP to its global worldwide audience of thousands of subscribers and customers across all media platforms.

As part of the fellowship, you will participate in the Center’s ongoing Working Longer survey research project and have the opportunity to produce reporting projects for the AP. Approximately 40 percent of the is devoted to education and skill development activities, including formal and informal training in economics and social science research methods to facilitate data-driven journalism. The other 60 percent will be spent developing in-depth reporting projects where you will obtain hands-on experience with the assistance of AP, NORC, and University of Chicago senior staff.

Working with an AP editor to develop innovative reporting projects around the economics of working longer, the journalist will be expected to produce a regular flow of journalistic activity, but at a level appropriate for someone devoted to working mostly on enterprise activities rather than someone assigned to produce spot news on a daily basis. Thoughtful news coverage requires more time than the more superficial stories that dominate most coverage of this issue; this fellowship is designed to provide time, resources, and training to support more in-depth and harder-hitting news coverage.

To Apply

Apply online at workinglongerstudy.org. Candidates need to submit a resume/CV. Finalists will be asked to submit a personal statement, a proposal for research, work samples, and three letters of recommendation, including one from your current supervisor. Freelancers should
submit a recommendation from a recent editor.