Fellowship News and Updates
Another boost to local news in California: state-funded fellows to report from Shasta to Orange counties
A second cohort of California Local News Fellows and newsrooms announced today will work in newsrooms statewide starting this fall as part of a state-funded initiative to invigorate local journalism, with a focus on underserved communities. The program will now support 75 early-career journalists working at small and large newspapers, public radio stations and community…
Read MoreFellowship Releases Inaugural Report on Program Impact
The state-funded California Local News Fellowship launched in 2023 to foster informed and engaged communities throughout the state. The program, which places early career journalists in newsrooms for two year reporting fellowships, is designed to strengthen local news and help launch journalism careers. In order to measure the impact and growth of the program, an…
Read MoreIncarcerated journalist Steve Brooks selected as California Local News Fellow
Steve Brooks, former editor-in-chief of the award-winning San Quentin News, was selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of the California Local News Fellowship. The program is a state-funded initiative based at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism to strengthen local, public affairs reporting in California, with a focus on underserved communities. Brooks, currently…
Read MoreThe California Local News Fellowship prepares its inaugural cohort of fellows for their journey into newsrooms across the state
In early September, the California Local News Fellowship welcomed its 39 inaugural fellows to Berkeley Journalism to connect, learn, and prepare for their launch into local newsrooms across the state. Our goals for orientation week were twofold: to build community among the fellows and prepare them to enter the communities and newsrooms where they will…
Read MoreCalifornia Local News Fellowship Announces Its Inaugural 2023 Cohort
Berkeley, CA – Geeta Anand, dean of Berkeley Journalism, today announced the launch of the inaugural cohort of the California Local News Fellowship program, a path-breaking initiative funded by the people of California and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year. The program will support community news and information needs throughout California by…
Read MoreBerkeley Journalism Announces New Advisory Board Members for California Local News Fellowship Program
Berkeley Journalism announces four new members of the Advisory Board for its new California Local News Fellowship program. The multi-year, state-funded program will support and strengthen local news reporting in California, with a focus on underserved communities. The Advisory Board, which includes journalism education and newsroom leaders from across the state, will help shape the…
Read MoreEarly Career Journalists Invited to Apply to the California Local News Fellowship Program
The application process opens today for early-career journalists to apply to the California Local News Fellowship, a new state-funded initiative to support and strengthen local reporting, with a focus on underserved communities. The two-year, full-time fellowship will place journalists who have up to five years of experience in newsrooms around the state. The program is…
Read MoreCalifornia Newsrooms Invited to Apply for Reporters through California Local News Fellowship
The application process opens today for California newsrooms to apply to host a journalism fellow through the California Local News Fellowship, a new state-funded initiative to support and strengthen local reporting, with a focus on underserved communities. The application period for the 2023-2025 newsroom cohort opens Feb. 15 and closes at 11:59 p.m. March 12.…
Read MoreBerkeley Journalism Announces Advisory Board for New California Local News Fellowship Program
Berkeley Journalism announces the Advisory Board for its new California Local News Fellowship program, a multi-year, state-funded program to support and strengthen local news reporting in California, with a focus on underserved communities.The initiative is believed to be the largest state allocation ever made in California and in the U.S. to support local journalism. It…
Read MoreState Funds Berkeley Journalism $25 Million to Strengthen California’s Local News Coverage
What is believed to be the largest state allocation ever made in California and in the U.S. to support local journalism, the new Berkeley fellowship program will award up to 40 fellows per year for at least three years with a $50,000 annual stipend to supplement their salaries while they work in California newsrooms covering…
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