USC Health Journalism Fellowships
Wednesday, December 19th 2012  5:00pm
Los Angeles, CA

http://www.reportingonhealth.org/fellowships/seminars

Based at USC's Annenberg School of Journalism, the all-expenses-paid Fellowship is open to print, broadcast, and online journalists from California, or those based elsewhere who contribute to California media outlets. Both newsroom staffers and freelance contributors are encouraged to apply. And it's not just health reporters we're looking for. We welcome applications from any journalists with a serious interest in exploring community health. To encourage collaboration between mainstream and ethnic media, preference will be given to applicants who propose a joint project for use by both media outlets. The Fellowship allows you to take a break from your deadline responsibilities to spend five days in downtown Los Angeles honing your multimedia health reporting skills and exploring the role that factors such as race, ethnicity, pollution, violence, and transportation, land use, and food policy play in prospects for good health. You'll come away from with a multitude of story ideas and sources, plus a thorough grounding in the principles and practice of good health journalism. The Fellowship days are jam-packed with field trips, workshops and seminars that will help you understand the relationship between a community's health and the health of the individuals who live there. Click here to read highlights of past Fellowship sessions. Besides attending all Fellowship sessions, each Fellow is expected to complete a substantive reporting project on an important health issue within six months of attending the Fellowship. Seasoned journalists serve as Senior Fellows to provide mentoring by phone and email to help bring these projects to fruition. Many Fellowship projects have garnered awards and helped Fellows advance their careers.

Location:
USC/Annemberg School of Journalism
Los Angeles, CA