The editorial fellowship is a demanding, research-intensive foray into investigative journalism. While fellows spend a large portion of their time fact-checking, the fellowship also offers extensive experience in writing and reporting stories, from breaking news to long enterprise pieces. Fellows work closely with reporters and editors on fact-checking, research, and reporting. You’ll receive training in every aspect of the editorial process, from research tools and methods to media law, and have opportunities to learn magazine pitching, explore news writing, and hone your reporting, writing, and investigative skills. You’ll attend regular skill-building sessions covering topics that span the operations of a media organization.

Editorial fellows work closely on our award-winning bimonthly print magazine. By fact-checking our investigations, columns, and other reported pieces, fellows reverse-engineer a reporter’s work and learn what it takes to report, organize, and write a sophisticated magazine story. Fellows are also expected and encouraged to report on subjects including national and regional politics, climate change, the justice system, reproductive rights, and culture. This year in particular, we’re looking for candidates who are excited to pitch in on our election coverage.

Fellows may also become involved in various digital projects—working on our newsletters, helping with web production, working on the podcast Reveal, and aiding our Climate Desk partnership—depending on interest and need.

We’re looking for candidates with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. Some of our current fellows have had previous journalism jobs, while others are working in a newsroom for the first time. Candidates should be curious, driven, hardworking, and excited about our mission to inspire change through hard-hitting reporting. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply.

Mother Jones has offices in San Francisco, Washington, DC, and New York City. Many editorial staff are currently working remotely. The 2024-2025 fellowship cycle will be remote, but fellows living near one of our bureaus would be welcome to come into the office if they choose. We encourage interested candidates who live outside these cities to also apply. Fellows are required to be able to work in the US.

This is a union position. The terms of this job are covered under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with Local 2103, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, AFL-CIO.

Since its founding in 1907, MacDowell has imbued its spaces with a deep and abiding respect for artists and their creative work. In the 21st century, this fundamental kindness is sustained by the curiosity, generosity, and goodwill circulating within the resident community.
While MacDowell may be thought of as a place apart from the world, the resident population will always be comprised of individuals who are of the world. MacDowell strives to offer ideal working conditions for artists within a joyful and mutually supportive environment. Consistent with that mission, all Fellows are obliged to adopt the community agreement as a condition of accepting a Fellowship. Doing so will help ensure that all Fellows may participate in the enriching exchange that has given rise to countless friendships and collaborations.
MacDowell provides time and space for artists to work on creative projects and has expanded its support for journalists, by providing project funding of up to $2,500. This is in addition to financial aid for accepted artists engaged in long-form journalism projects.
A MacDowell Fellowship consists of exclusive use of a studio, accommodations, and three prepared meals a day for two to six weeks. There are no residency fees. Artists are responsible for materials and travel expenses: financial assistance is available to artists in residence based on need.
MacDowell encourages applications from artists representing the widest possible range of perspectives and demographics.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

MBARI Science Communication Fellowship
This two-year position plays a critical role as part of MBARI’s Science Communication Team and also works with the Video Lab and the Monterey Bay Aquarium (MBA) video and social media teams.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) invites early career professionals with a passion for science communication and multimedia storytelling to apply for our unique marine science focused fellowship. This two-year communications fellowship provides a rare opportunity to report on advances in ocean science, technology, and conservation and gain real-world experience while working collaboratively with MBARI scientists, engineers, and science communicators.

We are looking for a skilled multimedia content creator who cares deeply about telling inclusive science, technology, and conservation stories, has a creative and team-oriented spirit, and a passion for finding ways to engage new and diverse audiences. Recent graduates with experience or an interest in ocean exploration and research, climate change, and the protection and restoration of marine biodiversity will find the fellowship particularly rewarding.

The fellowship is designed to provide broad exposure to the research, education, and outreach efforts at MBARI and the Monterey Bay Aquarium (MBA). The fellow will report to the Science Communication and Content Manager and join MBARI’s SciComm Team, which is made up of scientists and communicators. The fellow will also collaborate closely with MBA’s content teams located in Pacific Grove. The fellow will contribute at both a strategic and tactical level to MBARI’s ongoing outreach activities and campaigns. They will collaborate with the MBARI team as they create videos, news stories, press releases, social media posts, live video streams, infographics, animations, and projects with MBA. The position is based at MBARI’s facility in Moss Landing, California, and currently offers the option of a hybrid work schedule.

The fellow will have the opportunity to go to sea aboard MBARI’s research vessels and will also have access to MBARI’s one-of-a-kind video library with more than 28,000 hours of underwater footage captured by our remotely operated vehicles. The ideal candidate would start in July of 2024.

The mission of MBARI is to advance marine science and engineering to understand our changing ocean. The mission of MBA is to inspire conservation of the ocean.

Bachelor’s degree is required. A focus on multimedia journalism or science communication is preferred.

Familiarity with video editing programs such as Adobe Premiere Pro and/or Final Cut Pro X is highly preferred. Experience creating social media content and engagement on new or emerging social media platforms is also preferred.

Application deadline: Monday, February 5, 2024

First year—$67,000 annually
Second year—$70,000 annually

MBARI is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. MBARI considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or covered veteran status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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Gain firsthand knowledge of Congress and policymaking by spending a year on Capitol Hill!

The American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship Program is now accepting applications from journalists for the 2024-2025 fellowship year. Fellows gain hands-on experience in Congress and the policymaking process by serving on congressional staffs, following an intensive one-month orientation. Fellows also participate in enrichment programs throughout the fellowship year. The fellowship stipend is $60,000 plus a travel allowance.

Open to print and broadcast journalists (including online journalists) with a bachelor’s degree and two to ten years of professional experience in writing, reporting, editing, producing, or directing. Preference is given to candidates with a background in political reporting but without extensive Capitol Hill experience.

Applications are due Jan. 16, 2024. Learn more and apply online at www.apsanet.org/cfp.

The Indianapolis Star and The Arizona Republic are seeking college students and new graduates with a talent for reporting, photojournalism, digital production or audio for an exciting and demanding journalism fellowship program.

Pulliam Journalism Fellows work alongside journalists and editors of the Indianapolis Star and Arizona Republic newsrooms gaining experience across a variety of beats across the photo, multimedia and visuals, metro, features and sports desks. Fellows are expected to report daily, breaking and enterprise stories and are encouraged to pitch their own stories. Daily tasks include, but are not limited to:
— Coordinating and conducting interviews, in person and virtual
— Transcribing audio of interviews
— Writing and editing copy using AP Style as guidance
— Arranging photo and video opportunities in collaboration with the visuals team
— Use of Gannett’s content management system and human resource management systems

Fellows are paid $720/week and are responsible for their own housing and transportation. Email Holly Hays (holly.hays@indystar.com) or Russell Pulliam (russell.pulliam@indystar.com) for more information about IndyStar and Stacy Sullivan (ssullivan@azcentral.com) for more information about The Arizona Republic.

The Stigler Center Journalists in Residence Program at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business provides a transformative learning experience for journalists from around the world, working in all forms of media. It aims to shape the next generation of leaders in business reporting. The program will take place over approximately 12 weeks at our Hyde Park campus, during which selected participants audit Chicago Booth classes, participate in events, collaborate with peers, and socialize with the university’s greatest scholars.

Journalists with some years of media experience, proficient English, and an interest in deepening their knowledge and understanding of political economy are encouraged to apply.

The application for the 2024 program is now open. Applications must be received by 11:59pm Chicago time on Sunday, October 15, 2023.

The Spring 2024 program will run from approximately March 11 - June 1, 2024.

Link to learn more: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/research/stigler/education/journalists-in-residence-program

MacDowell provides time and space for artists to work on creative projects and has expanded its support for journalists, by providing project funding of up to $2,500. This is in addition to financial aid for accepted artists engaged in long-form journalism projects.

A MacDowell Fellowship consists of exclusive use of a studio, accommodations, and three prepared meals a day for two to six weeks. There are no residency fees. Artists are responsible for materials and travel expenses: financial assistance is available to artists in residence based on need.

MacDowell encourages applications from artists representing the widest possible range of perspectives and demographics.The application deadline is September 10th for the Spring Summer 2024 residency season.

Journalists who are interested in applying for this initiative should submit an application to our literature nonfiction category.

TransitCenter Fellowship for Fall-Winter 2023-2024

Description:
TransitCenter is seeking a part-time Communications Fellow for the Fall/Winter of 2023-2024. Graduate students of diverse experience and backgrounds are welcome to apply for this paid fellowship. The Communications Fellow will gain experience at the intersection of communications, research, and public policy. The fellow will primarily support TransitCenter’s Communications team through a variety of comms mediums, with a focus on writing blog posts and providing editing support for podcast episodes. Topically, the work will focus on sharing stories of transit industry best practices, cautionary tales, and advocacy wins at the local, state, and national level. The fellow will be invited to pitch stories on topics that could range from community engagement best practices to public safety on transit. Through these responsibilities, the fellow will learn how to synthesize insights from interviews, and how to communicate public policy and transit best practices in a compelling, easily digestible way.

Past research projects that Fellows have contributed to include TransitCenter reports on who holds power at public transit agencies, how transit can serve older Americans, and how to improve bus stops.

Eligibility: Any current graduate students interested in journalism, media studies, communications, public policy, and/or racial and social justice are eligible.

Must-haves: Strong critical thinking, research, analytical, writing, and communications skills. A respectful, collaborative, and entrepreneurial approach to work.

Nice-to-haves: Experience or interest in interviewing and editing. Experience or interest in podcasting and audio.

Duties: The core responsibilities for the fellow include:
● Pitching and writing stories for TransitCenter’s blog
● Developing interview questions and transcribing tape for TransitCenter’s podcast High Frequency
● Assisting the Communications team with webinar logistics
● Synthesizing any research conducted on a particular topic into a brief or short report

Time commitment: Between 15-25 hours per week for four months. The schedule in the office will be mutually determined and depend on the Program Fellow’s school schedule. The Fellowship is for Fall 2023, with the possibility for an extension of four additional months through Spring 2024, based on performance.

Compensation: Our Fellows are compensated at $27 per hour.

Location: The Communications Graduate Fellow can work remotely during conventional business hours or in person at our office in lower Manhattan.

Interested applicants can apply by clicking on https://apply.workable.com/transitcenter-1/j/B5D07C0E8C/apply/ and submitting a resume, cover letter, and one writing sample or audio clip. Please include “Comms Fellow Fall 2023” in the title of your documents. The deadline to apply is July 14th, 2023. Finalists will be asked to submit two references and may be asked to complete a writing exercise as part of the interview process.

TransitCenter is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, political orientation or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. Employment is on an “at-will” basis meaning both the employer and the employee can terminate the relationship at any time. In order to live our organization values specifically to have an equitable and inclusive workplace and because we believe in the power of complementary strength, people of color, people with low incomes, women, LGBTQ people, and people with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.

The Nova Institute for Health’s new Media Fellowship program aims to increase public understanding of the complex, intertwined connections between the health of people, places, and the planet. The Media Fellowship supports print, broadcast, and digital journalists who wish to immerse themselves in the health field and complete media projects for publication/dissemination that explore the many factors that promote well-being, prevent disease, contribute to healing, and increase an individual’s ability to flourish and live a fulfilling life.

The program’s goals include increasing media coverage that reflects a broad vision of health; is science-based and accurately reports on pertinent ideas, questions, and debates; and embraces solutions journalism and combats mis- and dis-information. It also aims to disseminate innovative research and ideas, and evidence-based information, to different audiences in understandable and engaging ways.

We encourage projects that recognize and/or examine political, historical, and social dynamics that have led to health inequities, as well as projects that take a transdisciplinary and inter-sectoral approach. Media Fellows become part of the Nova Scholars and Fellows community and receive special training. Ideal applicants are full-time journalists with established records of publication or broadcast in local, regional, or national markets or among targeted audiences/constituencies and have relevant full-time experience. Media Fellowships are one year in duration and full-time, allowing recipients to undertake their projects in a comprehensive and creative manner. Media Fellows receive an award of $105,000. Proposals are due July 5, 2023, and projects begin in Fall 2023, no later than December 1.

Documented is seeking an ambitious reporter who wants to write about issues affecting New York’s immigrant communities to apply to the Isaac Rauch Fellowship.

In the past year, we covered the increasing dangers of heavy rains and how climate change is destroying immigrant neighborhoods. We wrote dozens of stories on migrants arriving in New York from the southern border, examining the issues they face and informing them of their rights and how they can access financial support, health care and other services. We kept a close watch on New York’s many industries that are kept alive by immigrant workers, documenting wrongdoing as well as the city’s thriving labor advocacy movements.

To continue this legacy of investigative journalism, Documented is proud to launch the Isaac Rauch Fellowship, an annual six-month fellowship that seeks to uncover stories that matter to immigrant New Yorkers.

We are providing a stipend of $10,000 to the incoming Isaac Rauch Fellow to support their project proposal. Stories can be an accountability-based series, a magazine-level feature story, or even a short documentary on topics including housing, culture, immigration policy issues, public safety, and more. The only requirement is the idea must be fresh and uncover new information. We are not looking for deep dives into topics that have been widely covered.

We will open all of our resources to you during this fellowship, including access to our large audience of Spanish-speaking New Yorkers, many of whom are long time undocumented residents or recently arrived asylum seekers. We also have a growing audience in New York’s Chinese and Caribbean communities. We will help you engage our readers and connect you with potential sources. We don’t expect you to be an expert in public policy or immigration, but we are seeking well-researched and ambitious ideas that you can accomplish.

If you’re interested, please submit a proposal of no more than 500 words with a description of the story you hope to tell, a list of potential sources and links to previous stories. The fellowship includes a $10,000 stipend and you will be expected to deliver your work in six months.

The Isaac Rauch Fellowship is named for Isaac Rauch, who died of cancer at 29 in 2020. Isaac was a sharp political observer with a broad sense for New York’s political landscape and enthusiasm for its intricacies past, present, and future, from Far Rockaway to Yonkers. A dextrous and versatile writer, Isaac’s depth of thought and analysis, combined with his formidable research skills, made him an insightful addition to Deadspin, Time Out New York, and Slate. His passion for social justice was evident in his work with CAMBA, numerous elected officials, and the participatory budgeting process.

Isaac represented the best in what this fellowship aims to provide: compelling journalistic narrative, seeking the truth from our elected officials and their appointees, and creating equity for the immigrant communities that make New York City.

Please submit your application by 11:59 p.m. EST May 19, 2023.