An experienced Journalist with deep knowledge in
community underrepresented by traditional media is needed for a one year
fellowship with YES! Magazine based in its office in Bainbridge Island,
Washington, near Seattle.
According to information on the media
firm website, the fellow will research, report and write articles for the
magazine's website and print magazine. Candidates must be deeply committed to
uncovering and reporting on progressive solutions for a better world.
Talking about its 2016 SurdnaReporting Fellow, the firm said: "YES! Magazine seeks a journalist for
a one-year, full-time, in-house reporting fellowship based in our Bainbridge
Island, Washington, office, near Seattle. The fellow will receive a salary of
$40,000, plus vacation, commuting, and health benefits. YES! established this
fellowship to support journalists from communities of color and to increase the
diversity of voices and perspectives in our social justice reporting and
writing.
"YES!
Magazine is an award-winning, national, nonprofit media organization. Our print
publication reaches 60,000 people each quarter. Online we reach nearly 1
million readers every month. Our editorial mission is to support social change
by investigating potential solutions to social problems through reporting,
analysis, and compelling writing. While we try to avoid articles that merely
describe social problems, we ask hard questions about the solutions we cover
and do our best to investigate how well they're working.
"The
fellowship offers the opportunity to work with experienced writers, editors,
and designers to create incisive articles about solution-based responses to the
news of the day and to pursue in-depth reporting projects. The fellow’s
reporting will land in any of our major content areas: economic inequality,
racial justice, new economy finance and business, food and health justice,
climate change and environmental justice, and social justice in popular culture.
"The fellow
will research, report, and write articles for our website and print magazine.
Online, the fellow will contribute a mix of long and short pieces, with the
emphasis on substantial, reported features. In print, the fellow will
contribute one article to each quarterly issue. We’re looking for
thoughtfulness and impact more than daily turnarounds. We expect to see one
shorter piece (500-1,000 words) per week, one to two substantial, reported
pieces (1,500-3,000 words) per month; and three to four high-investment,
long-form pieces over the year."
