Explore open fellowship opportunities in media and communication.
Ready to get your career started but unsure where to begin? Apply for a fellowship program. These programs are designed to help early-career journalists develop a strong foundation for a successful career. Fellowship programs are often full-time paid positions that provide mentorship and guidance.
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We are looking for creative, high-potential talent to join our trailblazing digital news organization.
The Tribune is the state’s premier digital-first news organization, providing in-depth, nonpartisan coverage of Texas politics and public policy. Our nonprofit newsroom covers a wide range of topics, such as public and higher education, health, immigration, politics and the environment. In addition to investigative reports, we produce robust journalism in a variety of formats — from data visualizations and searchable databases to explanatory guides and editorial events — all designed to bring greater transparency and accountability to public policy and government.
Tribune fellowships are paid positions for currently enrolled college students who work part-time in the spring and fall and who are full-time in the summer. Recent graduates are eligible for the summer program, but spring and fall fellows must be enrolled as community college, undergraduate or graduate students while they work at the Tribune.
Tribune fellowships are available to those seeking experience in the following fields: audience engagement, data visualization, engineering, events, marketing and communications, nonprofit resource development, photography, product development, graphic design, and reporting.
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The Jacki and Jeff Karsh Journalism Fellowship equips journalists to report with depth, rigor, and clarity on Jewish issues in the United States and around the world. Fellows participate in three intensive retreats — in Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C. — engaging with leading journalists, scholars, policymakers, and innovators across the arts, media, and business.
As the world’s only journalism fellowship solely dedicated to Jewish topics, the program is resolutely nonpartisan and grounded in the principles of accuracy, independence, transparency, and accountability. Up to ten fellows are selected annually to advance public understanding through uncompromising, high-impact reporting.
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Kickstart Your Media Career with Fuente Latina!
Exclusive access to expert journalists and mediaprofessionals.
Hands-on training in news coverage and digital storytelling
Networking opportunities with top industry leaders
Chance to impact narratives about Israel and the MiddleEast.
You're applying for a unique opportunity designed for journalism students: a fully funded one-week trip to Israel.
During this experience:
You'll report directly from the ground, in one of the most relevant and complex regions in the world for international journalism
You'll interview experts, analysts, and key figures from the political, social, and cultural spheres of the Middle East
You'll produce journalistic content —both written and audiovisual— focused on current and impactful issues
You'll receive one-on-one mentorship from experienced journalists who will guide you through the entire process, from research to publication
Your work will be published in established media outlets, giving you your first real-world experience as a journalist beyond the classroom.
This scholarship isn't just a chance to travel — it's an opportunity to train on the ground, develop your professional judgment, and build a portfolio with international reach.
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Are you a journalist with a great idea for a high-impact story that “Follows the Money” but few resources to get it done? The McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism would like to hear from you.
The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Business Journalism provides experienced journalists with grants up to $15,000 and the editorial support needed to produce deeply reported enterprise and investigative stories with a strong economic, financial or business angle. You don’t need to be a business reporter to apply — many of our previous Fellows have been generalists, or cover beats such as health care, education or the environment. Others have focused on issues such as economic inequality or corporate accountability.
Given the enormous changes in federal spending and policy priorities now coming out of the new administration in Washington DC, we are particularly interested during the in story proposals that examine the impact of these changes.
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Business Insider's fellowship program gives early-career journalists an opportunity to make a big impact in a digital newsroom.
Fellows spend much of their time writing stories, creating videos, editing, researching, or designing graphics. They publish their work to Business Insider's audience of millions and end their time here ready to dive into their careers as journalists.
How it works
The program is open to all early-career journalists looking to make an impact in digital media.
Fellowships run for six months.
Fellows are strongly encouraged to come into one of our offices — located in New York, San Francisco, London, and Singapore.
We have a full calendar of in-person and virtual events that will focus on building your skills as a journalist and expanding your network.
Fellows are paid $20 an hour, and they are expected to work 40 hours a week.
Fellows do hands-on assignments and get clear goals for their time with us.
We welcome a new fellowship class every six months, starting in January and June through July of each year.
Who's eligible?
The fellowship program is open to any journalist who wants to spend six months learning in one of the world's premiere digital newsrooms.
Many of our fellows are recent college graduates, but there is no education requirement or age cutoff. We screen people based on their journalism and other technical skills, prior experience, subject matter knowledge, and more.
Please ensure that you have the availability to work 40 hours per week.
How to apply
Applications must include a resume and cover letter. Individual fellowship positions may request additional details, such as a reel or published clips. Your application should show us, in one way or another, that you can do the work.
You may apply for multiple fellowship positions, but we advise to stick to 2-3 max. Please submit a cover letter for each. Your cover letter should indicate why each particular position appeals to you and aligns with your previous experience.
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Tomorrow’s journalists won’t be satisfied by simply telling stories; they will be creating immersive experiences that let audiences get involved with their reporting. The forward-thinking tools you’ll need are being used at Hearst today.
If you have the skills, passion and determination to be a journalist of the future – a trained professional who knows a good story and who has the talent and confidence to tell it in a way that best imparts its relevance and importance to news consumers – the Hearst Fellowship might be perfect for you.
This is the premier two-year newspaper fellowship in the country. Our goal is to recruit, train and retain the best of the next generation of journalists – top-notch multi-media professionals with a broad range of skills.
The program consists of two 12-month rotations at our top metro papers and websites. Fellows are full-fledged journalists expected to make significant, valuable contributions in a variety of roles and platforms. There is no better place to start.
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Are you a journalist ready to take your career to the next level? Come spend a year at the University of Colorado as a Ted Scripps Fellow. You’ll deepen your understanding of environmental issues, hone your craft, and enjoy a break from deadlines while living at the foot of the Rocky Mountains.
As a fellow, you’ll audit classes and pursue an independent project of your own design. You’ll also attend weekly seminars and participate in field trips to world-renowned institutions to learn what’s new in the realm of environmental science and policy.
Fellows receive a stipend of $80,000 and will travel (expenses paid) to the Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference.
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Born from a tradition of journalism and deeply engaged in innovative digital ventures, The Chronicle is powered by an essential mission: to inform, empower, and connect the people and institutions that work to improve society. Today, The Chronicle serves the higher-education community through the industry-leading news and information resource: The Chronicle of Higher Education.
The Chronicle of Higher Education is seeking two reporting fellows to join our newsroom. The fellows will work as general-assignment reporters, covering a broad set of issues at the center of the academic enterprise.
Your chief responsibility will be to produce smart, engaging coverage of the themes and concerns that touch our readers every day. You will pick up assignments and pitch stories about issues of deep national importance, such as race, student activism, and finance. Through creative story ideas and careful reporting, your work will shed light on the everyday experiences of scholars, administrators, and students.
We're looking for recent college graduates or early-career journalists with a passion for storytelling and in-depth reporting. You should be curious about higher education, but previous experience covering the sector is not required. You'll need to be self-motivated and proactive, eager to collaborate with others, attuned to how news is distributed online, accustomed to pitching ideas, and flexible enough to juggle multiple stories and approaches — including breaking news and self-driven enterprise writing — at once. You'll write on deadline often, and you'll look to drive conversations about the big issues facing colleges and universities.
The Chronicle is independently owned and based in Washington, D.C. The Chronicle is a hybrid, remote-flexible workplace, and employees work with supervisors to determine a work-from-home and in-person schedule for our D.C. office. While candidates in CA, WA, TX, FL, NC, NY, NJ, MD, MI, and VA may be considered for remote work, we feel that at least some in-person work enhances the fellowship experience.
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Generations of structural inequities, such as racism, misogyny, homophobia, and ableism, have led to discriminatory policies and practices that limited who could become journalists. Most news organizations are primarily white and male, according to a 2018 article by the Pew Research Center. Today’s early-career professionals from historically underrepresented backgrounds are not only confronted with limited career prospects, they have few opportunities to cover the government decisions that affect their communities. States Newsroom wants to change that!
The Capital Reporting Fellowship is a summer program that places students and new journalists in our newsrooms across the country. Whether you are an advocacy-minded student, a journalist-to-be who needs help honing your truth-telling skills, or a strong writer who is considering reporting as a career path, your participation in state government coverage matters more now than ever before. This is an opportunity to develop a skill set to hold elected officials accountable for what happens in statehouses across the United States.
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The Democracy Group Podcast Fellowship is a 6-week remote program for young leaders who want to start a podcast and build an audience to strengthen democracy, engaging diverse viewpoints, and bridging political divides.
Throughout the program, work with your peers and TDG mentors to unleash your unique civic voice to build a brighter future for our democracy.
Learn the strategies and tactics that have helped the best podcasters in the space build audiences who will support you in your journey to make change.
The fellowship will include lighting lessons and coaching sessions from thought leaders across the political spectrum.
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Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellows at Campus Consortium partners pursue independent journalism projects that cover a wide range of critical issues in countries around the world and in the United States. Reporting Fellows benefit from Pulitzer Center mentorship, networking opportunities, and journalism resources. Most importantly, they become part of a vibrant community.
Students and recent graduates of journalism schools, liberal arts colleges, historically Black colleges and universities, state universities, community colleges, and schools of public health sharpen their journalism skills in writing and multimedia, develop analytical thinking and creativity, increase awareness of different global perspectives, and deepen empathy.
Articles, photo essays, video, audio, and data visualizations produced by Reporting Fellows are featured on the Pulitzer Center website and in multiple news outlets, such as The New York Times, Miami Herald, Politico, NPR, The Guardian, Civil Beat, Grist, The Intercept, and Yes!