StoryReach U.S. Fellowships
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StoryReach U.S. Fellowships support journalists partnered with local and regional newsrooms, funding in-depth reporting and audience engagement to connect trusted journalism with communities.
Funder: Pulitzer Center
Due Dates: Due Dates (Anticipated): Not yet announced
Funding Amounts: Up to $30,000 over a 12-month, part-time fellowship
Summary: Supports in-depth journalism and creative audience engagement through partnerships with local and regional newsrooms.
Key Information: StoryReach Midwest requires a partner newsroom in one of 12 eligible states, regardless of the reporter’s location or nationality.
Description
The Pulitzer Center’s StoryReach U.S. Fellowship is a reporting and engagement accelerator for journalists partnered with local or regional newsrooms. It supports ambitious investigative and in-depth enterprise reporting alongside audience-centered outreach, helping newsrooms connect trusted journalism with communities amid misinformation, shifting news consumption, and declining civic engagement. The part-time program combines reporting funds with mentoring, data and research support, specialized training, and peer learning.
The StoryReach Midwest cohort welcomes underreported local issues across all beats and media formats, with particular emphasis on health, fisheries and regional waterways, human rights, and climate change’s effects on jobs and workers. Engagement may include listening sessions, explainers, community events, or distribution tailored to audiences’ preferred platforms. Fellows share methods and lessons that other newsrooms can use while retaining full editorial independence.
