Fellowship News and Updates
California 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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