John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford Ready to transform your journalism — and your life? Apply for a 2015-16 John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship. The deadline is Dec. 1, 2014 for both U.S. and international applicants. Each year we select 20 journalists and journalism entrepreneurs from the United States and around the world and bring them together for 10 months at Stanford in the heart of Silicon Valley. We select fellows who identify and articulate a specific journalism challenge they want to explore in hopes of identifying potential solutions they will continue to work on beyond their fellowship. Our program is focused on journalism innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership. Who are great candidates for our program? People who make things happen. Journalists and journalism entrepreneurs who are curious and optimistic about the opportunities presented by the dramatic changes in journalism. If you’re looking for a traditional sabbatical-style fellowship, this is not the program for you. Fellows in our program work on solving challenges facing journalists and journalism, such as finding ways to reach underserved communities, leveraging technology to help journalism, seeking innovative ways to financially support quality journalism as well as fostering independent journalism in countries without a history of a free press. We are not a digital fellowship and we are not a program focused on creating products or companies, though some fellows do that. We expect this to be a transformative year for our fellows, one that changes their thinking, their career paths and their lives. It often is also a transformative year for spouses and partners of fellows, who are welcomed as JSK Affiliates to attend our program events and Stanford classes. Children of our fellows can attend excellent Palo Alto-area schools and are included in fellowship life. A rich mix of fellows improves the fellowship class, and makes for better conversations and better solutions for journalism. We are seeking a pool of applicants who are diverse in all ways: race, ethnicity, media background, region of the country, regions of the world, perspectives and life experiences. If you don’t see someone exactly like you on the list of recent fellows, don’t assume that you shouldn’t apply. Maybe it’s your turn to be a JSK Fellow. What should you do now? Read through our website, paying special attention to the Become a Fellow, Meet the Fellows and Journalism Challenges sections. Review the application instructions and start gathering your application materials. Find a mentor. Do you know anyone who has been a JSK Fellow? Ask his or her advice up front; our alumni have the best perspective on the program. A complete listing of our fellows, by class year, is in the Meet the Fellows section of our website. Don’t wait until the last minute to apply! If you have questions, email us at [email protected]. We look forward to reading your application and having you join us at Stanford to help create a strong, new future for journalism. knight.stanford.edu/news-notes/2014/apply-for-a-jsk-fellowship/
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:09:58 +0000
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