Former Tiger's Roar Editor in Chief Eden Turner named a 2024-2025 Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellow
The 19th welcomes its third cohort of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellows
The 19th is excited to welcome its third cohort in the Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship, which seeks to create a meaningful pipeline for those historically excluded from U.S. newsrooms.
Chanel Cain, a Howard University graduate, has been selected as an audience engagement fellow. Amethyst Holmes, also a graduate of Howard, will join the product team as a fellow. Alexis Wray, a North Carolina A&T State University graduate; Eden Turner, a Savannah State University graduate; and Howard alum Sabreen Dawud will serve as reporting fellows. The new fellows start on the 19th in early October.
“With the launch of our third cohort, we continue to build a vital pathway for talented journalists into U.S. newsrooms,” said Kari Cobham, The 19th’s director of fellowships, who is an alumna of Bethune-Cookman University. “It’s an even more crucial commitment this election year to foster a more inclusive, representative media landscape that better serves all of us.”
The fellowship, named for the “mother of African-American journalism,” provides recent graduates and mid-career HBCU alumni with a yearlong salaried fellowship in reporting, audience engagement, and product. The program includes full benefits, from health insurance and paid time off to a 401(K) plan.
The program will feature on-the-job training, mentorship, and growth opportunities, as well as assistance navigating job placement after the fellowship.
The fellowship is funded with a $3.8 million gift from Michelle Mercer and Bruce Golden. Learn more about the fellowship. Read the full story here.
The 19th is excited to welcome its third cohort in the Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship, which seeks to create a meaningful pipeline for those historically excluded from U.S. newsrooms.
Chanel Cain, a Howard University graduate, has been selected as an audience engagement fellow. Amethyst Holmes, also a graduate of Howard, will join the product team as a fellow. Alexis Wray, a North Carolina A&T State University graduate; Eden Turner, a Savannah State University graduate; and Howard alum Sabreen Dawud will serve as reporting fellows. The new fellows start on the 19th in early October.
“With the launch of our third cohort, we continue to build a vital pathway for talented journalists into U.S. newsrooms,” said Kari Cobham, The 19th’s director of fellowships, who is an alumna of Bethune-Cookman University. “It’s an even more crucial commitment this election year to foster a more inclusive, representative media landscape that better serves all of us.”
The fellowship, named for the “mother of African-American journalism,” provides recent graduates and mid-career HBCU alumni with a yearlong salaried fellowship in reporting, audience engagement, and product. The program includes full benefits, from health insurance and paid time off to a 401(K) plan.
The program will feature on-the-job training, mentorship, and growth opportunities, as well as assistance navigating job placement after the fellowship.
The fellowship is funded with a $3.8 million gift from Michelle Mercer and Bruce Golden. Learn more about the fellowship. Read the full story here.
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