Fellowships
Gain hands-on experience, mentorship, and financial support to advance your career in local news and community storytelling.
- Local News Fellowship Program at the New Mexico Local News Fund for early career journalists in New Mexico
- JSK Fellowships at Stanford University for mid-career journalists, now remote during the pandemic
- RJI Fellowships at the University of Missouri for mid-career journalists who live on campus or non-residential
- Knight-Wallace Fellowships at the University of Michigan for mid-career journalists, now remote during the pandemic
- O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism at Marquette University in Milwaukee for mid-career journalists
- Report for America places journalists in newsrooms around the country. Newsrooms can apply to host, and journalists can apply to become a Corps Member.
Grants
Access funding opportunities to support investigative reporting, newsroom sustainability, and innovative storytelling projects.
- International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) offers grants for indigenous journalists covering missing and murdered indigenous women, girls, two-spirit, and transgender people; and a Fund for Women Journalists
- Con Alma Health Foundation offers grants to "address the health and wellness of the diverse peoples of Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, and northern Santa Fe Counties"
- Fund for Investigative Journalism grants for investigative stories
- Solutions Journalism Network offers grants for journalism with a solutions lens
- Meta Journalism Project runs an Accelerator program and gives grants to newsrooms
- Google News Initiative runs a global innovation challenge as well as a Startups Lab
Business Best Practices
Strategies, tools, and insights to help news organizations grow sustainably, increase revenue, and adapt to the evolving media landscape.
- Better News from American Press Institute
- OpenNews at the intersection of technology and diversity
- Nieman Lab helping journalism figure out its future in the digital age
- Poynter’s Locally from Kristen Hare looking at local news publishers
- Lenfest Institute’s focus on local journalism, from Philadelphia and beyond
Awards
Celebrate excellence in reporting and storytelling with awards that honor impactful journalism and newsroom achievements.
Associations
Connect with professional organizations that support journalists, promote ethical reporting, and advocate for a thriving local news ecosystem.
- SPJ Rio Grande: supporting journalists in New Mexico and West Texas
- Online News Association: providing community for digital journalists
- LION Publishers: helps local independent online news publishers in the U.S. and Canada
- Institute for Nonprofit News: support for nonprofit newsrooms, including local, national and vertical publications
- Local Media Association: helps mostly larger local news outlets, including with collaborative and fundraising projects
- New Mexico Press Association: supporting newspapers around the state
- New Mexico Broadcasters Association: support for local broadcasters in New Mexico
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