California Local News Fellowship – The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism is offering <span class="color">ten $10,000 postgraduate Food and Farming Journalism Fellowships</span> for audio and print journalists.

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The Fellowship is looking for an experienced, detail-oriented and self-directed project coordinator to support this publicly-funded program. In this role, you’ll be a key member of a small, ambitious team that leads a ground-breaking project to bolster news in California, launch the careers of the next generation of journalists and serve as a model for other states to invest in rebuilding local news in their communities.

Apply through UC Berkeley - Project Coordinator (4263C) #72786, click here to apply.

The Fellowship Releases Its 2025 Impact Report

The Fellowship is tackling the need for accurate, community-focused journalism in underserved areas by empowering reporters to uncover stories that matter. A new, interactive report highlights our impact and effectiveness, offering valuable insights and case studies. Explore the findings and see how this initiative is fostering accountability, transparency and strengthening local news ecosystems.

View the full report here.

Knight Media Forum 2025

At the 2025 Knight Media Forum, media leaders gathered to discuss the future of local journalism and its role in shaping public policy. The panel—featuring Jim Brady, VP/Journalism, Knight Foundation; Dean Baquet, Former Executive Editor, Local Investigative Fellowship, The New York Times; Anne Galloway, Founder and Editor-at-Large, VTDigger; and Steve Glazer, Former Member, California State Senate examined the challenges facing local news.

Glazer underscored the urgency of collective action, saying, “We’ve got to all be rowing the boat in the same direction if it’s going to go any place in terms of making a change in public policy.”

Click here to watch the full panel discussion.

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