Deadline: October 1, 2018
Applicants are invited to apply for Ben Bagdikian Fellowship Program. The fellowship is available for International Journalist.
The aim of the fellowship is to supports emerging journalists and media professionals, allowing them to make invaluable contributions to a high-flying news organization.
Mother Jones (abbreviated MoJo) is a progressive American magazine that focuses on news, commentary, and investigative reporting on topics including politics, the environment, human rights, and culture.
The editorial fellowship is a research-intensive foray into investigative journalism. Fellows work closely with reporters and editors on everything from fact-checking and researching to reporting. You’ll receive training in every aspect of the editorial process, from research tools and tactics to libel law and reporting strategies. You’ll attend regular skill-building sessions covering topics that span the operations of a media organization.
Program offers a crash course in investigative journalism.
Mother Jones fellows dive deep into every aspect of a national multimedia outfit—from making news to making it pretty, ensuring its impact, and mastering the inner workings of nonprofit publishing. Fellowship positions include:
- Editorial fellow
- Social media fellow
- Digital media fellow
- Strategic communications fellow
Editorial fellows in our San Francisco office, our headquarters, work closely on our award-winning bimonthly print magazine. By fact-checking our investigations, author Q&As, and front-of-the-book reported pieces, fellows re-engineer a reporter’s work and learn what it takes to report and put together a magazine story. Fellows in San Francisco also work on our website and are expected and encouraged to write for the web on subjects including politics, climate change, criminal justice, reproductive rights, and culture.
Editorial fellows in our DC office get a research- and reporting-intensive foray into the life of investigative beat reporters and editors covering Washington. An immersive and fast-paced mix of fact-checking, web production, research, and blogging, the fellowship means working closely with our team of more than a dozen reporters and editors in the Beltway to learn the ropes of reporting breaking news, delivering investigative content, and promoting stories through social media and other outlets.
Fellows may also become involved in various digital projects—including contributing to our food and politics podcasts, working on our newsletters, and aiding with our Climate Desk partnership—depending on interest and need.
Benefits:
- Fellows receive a $2,437.50 monthly stipend, supported by grants from the Irving Harris and Lannan Foundations and by the generosity of our contributors.
- Fellows also receive a $200 monthly health care stipend.
How to Apply
Mother Jones accepts new fellow cohorts twice a year, on June 1 and December 1, unless otherwise noted. Applications are due two months in advance of the start date, on April 1 and October 1.
To apply to our editorial, online editorial, and social media fellowship positions, please submit the following to
[email protected] :
- In a single PDF, please send a cover letter, résumé (including the names and numbers of two references), and two writing samples.
- In your cover letter, please clearly state: which position, and in which office, you are applying for, as well as which start date you are interested in.
- In the body of your email, please clearly state: which position, and in which office, you are applying for, as well as which start date you are interested in.
