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Rebecca Martin Selected As Newsroom Cohort Manager
Rebecca Martin joins the California Local News Fellowship this month as newsroom cohort manager, leading newsroom partnerships. She joins the program as it selects its next group of newsrooms for…
Veteran journalist Monica Campbell selected to lead the California Local News Fellowship Program
UC Berkeley Journalism announced today the selection of journalist Monica Campbell as the new permanent director of its state-funded California Local News Fellowship — the largest publicly funded journalism initiative …
New California Local News Fellows selected to cover California communities
As part of California’s pioneering investment in local journalism through the UC Berkeley-based California Local News Fellowship, 38 new early-career journalists have been selected for two-year fellowships in California newsrooms. …
California expands historic commitment to the California Local News Fellowship
California is expanding its historic commitment to local journalism with a $15 million budget allocation for fellowships to early-career reporters and editors and training to strengthen the economic viability of…
Stories by California Local News Fellows will be accessible in publications statewide, thanks to new collaboration with Distributed Media Lab
A new collaboration between the California Local News Fellowship and Distributed Media Lab will broaden distribution for stories reported by fellows who are currently reporting in more than 75 local…
2024 In Review: Celebrating Collaboration and Impact Across California
By Christa Scharfenberg As 2024 comes to a close, it’s easy to be consumed by a sense of foreboding about the state — and future — of journalism. From attacks…