Today Guardian US introduces new initiatives to increase a diversity of voice and the perspectives of underrepresented communities within Guardian journalism in America.
The Writers fund aims to foreground voices that are underrepresented in national press. The project will fund short and long-term projects in a range of different storytelling formats throughout the year. The Writers fund is open to journalists, photographers and filmmakers whose different backgrounds, experiences and ideas will enrich Guardian journalism.
The Fellowship program will offer aspiring journalists the opportunity to join Guardian US for six months to gain first-hand experience and develop skills inside the newsroom. Fellows will work across the newsroom on breaking news, features, opinion and special projects, exploring a wide range of topics including inequality, environment, immigration, culture, sports, lifestyle trends, cities and more.
Malik Meer, west coast editor, Guardian US said:
“There are a growing number of diverse communities in America that are not currently reflected in mainstream newsrooms. We are determined to build a team of Guardian writers and contributors that mirrors each corner of this country.”
Both opportunities are open and applicants with diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Guardian US is taking applications for the Writers fund and Fellowship program now.
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Guardian News & Media (GNM), publisher of theguardian.com, is one of the largest English-speaking newspaper websites in the world. Since launching its US and Australia digital editions in 2011 and 2013 respectively, traffic from outside of the UK now represents over two-thirds of the Guardian’s total digital audience.
First published in 1821, the Guardian is renowned for its award-winning investigation, The Counted, which exposed and documented lethal police force across America, its agenda-setting NSA surveillance revelations following disclosures by whistleblower Edward Snowden, its globally acclaimed investigation into phone hacking, and most recently the Panama Papers and Paradise Papers investigations.