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New America Media’s 2012 Fellowship for California Ethnic Media Journalists
When: Nov 1-2, 2012 (Thu & Fri)
Where: University of California Center Sacramento
1130 K Street, Suite LL 22
Sacramento, CA 95814
Who: Ethnic Media Reporters and Editors from across California
New America Media and the University of California Center Sacramento, Public Affairs
Journalism Program, are partnering for a sixth year to offer an education beat fellowship
program for ethnic media journalists in California, with funding support from the
California Education Policy Fund (CEPF) and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
This fellowship will be made up of two parts: 1) participation in a two-day training
program, and 2) the publication of a story about what it means to be an effective teacher,
the challenges to meeting that goal and the benefits to students.
Two-Day Training: The two days in Sacramento will be made up of a series of lectures,
discussions, and journalistic training related to education coverage. Issues to be
addressed include: national and state trends in measuring teacher effectiveness, the view
from the classroom, and methods for researching and interpreting data. Each fellow is
expected to bring a well thought out story idea to the fellowship training, and will use
these sessions to better develop their story plans.
Eight fellows will be chosen for the program. Former fellows are welcome to apply. New
America Media will cover two nights of hotel, travel expenses, as well as lunch for the
two-day fellowship training. Once the fellow has completed their story (and it has been
approved by NAM and their ethnic media outlet), and the story has been published, the
fellow will receive a $1,000 stipend.
Applications are due on Monday, Oct. 1. All application forms must be sent to Peter
Schurmann, NAM editor at pschurmann@newamericamedia.org. He can also be reached
by phone at 415-503-4170. You can also fax your application to 415-503-0970.
Here are the requirements for the 2012 fellowship program. Please sign your name at the
bottom of this page if you agree to abide by these rules, should your application be
accepted.
Fellows will be informed as to whether they have been selected by Friday, Oct. 12,
2012.
Rules for Education Fellowship Program:
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Fellows must attend the entire duration of the training, which runs from
9am-5pm on Nov. 1-2, 2012.
Fellows must bring a well-formed story idea to the training.
Fellows must have their fellowship stories published on NAM, and on
their ethnic media website by December 14, 2012.
Fellows MUST submit a draft of their story to the NAM editor no later
than December 3, 2012. If more reporting or editing is needed, the
fellow must agree to do it.
Fellows must check in with NAM Editor Peter Schurmann during the
reporting of their story, via email or phone.
Minimum requirement for the fellowship story: Approximately 1,500
words.
Printed Name ________________________________
Signature __________________________________
APPLICATION FORM
Deadline to receive all applications: October 1, 2012
Name:
Mailing Address:
E-mail:
Work phone:
Cell phone:
Name of the media outlet:
Language of publication:
How long have you worked/ freelanced for this media outlet?
How long have you been a reporter?
Editor Name (an editor or managing editor who we can contact):
Editor E-mail and Phone:
Editor signature of support: __________________________
To help us in our selection process please briefly, answer the following questions. Please
type your answers (approximately 200 words each) on a separate page.
A. General
1. What aspects of the Education beat appeal to you most and why?
2. Do you have any experience covering education? If yes, please describe.
B. Story Proposal
1. Please write a two to three paragraphs summary of each story idea. You
can include two story ideas at most if preferred.
2. Why is this story significant for you and/ or for your community?
Finally, please attach: 1) your resume, 2) one sample story (in English) of your choice, or
a summary of stories you have covered if they are in another language.
SUBMISSIONS INFO: There are three ways to submit applications, which must be
received by Monday, October 1st 2012 at 5:00pm. Applications should only be
submitted once in one of the following ways.
Mail completed materials to: New America Media, Education Fellowships
ATTN: Peter Schurmann, 275 9th Street, 3rd floor, San Francisco, CA 94103.
OR
Email completed application materials as an attachment (word or PDF) to Peter
Schurmann, pschurmann@newamericamedia.org (**Please write “2012 EDU
FELLOWSHIP–[YOUR NAME & NEWS OUTLET]” in the subject line)
OR
Fax completed application materials with a cover page to Peter Schurmann at
415.503.0970.
Fellows will be informed as to whether they have been selected by Friday, October
12th, 2012.