DEADLINE: Michelle Lang Fellowship

The Michelle Lang Fellowship provides a unique opportunity for a promising journalist at the beginning of their career to grow their skills in the profession and bolster their experience with a full year working at two of Canada’s busiest newsrooms.

Dividing the year between stints working for the National Post and the Calgary newsroom of Postmedia, which produces the Calgary Herald and Calgary Sun, the Fellow will learn first-hand about the differences in reporting for a major metro market and for a national audience. The Fellow will work with editors and their reporting will be delivered to the biggest audience in the country through the Postmedia network.

The successful applicant will also select and deliver a special project on a topic of primary importance to Canadians. Topics explored by past Fellows have included: a searchable database of Canadian political campaign donations, the impacts of lack of internet access on children’s education in rural and low-income communities and Canada’s changing workforce. Creativity in storytelling and a dogged approach to covering their topic throughout the year are key.

This paid Fellowship is open to applicants from any educational background and would be a fit for those with a commitment to journalism and a love of storytelling in all forms, strong writing and communication skills, a natural curiosity and desire to effect change through journalism and an ability to work well with colleagues.

For full details about the Fellowship opportunity and to apply click here. The deadline for entries is October 13, 2023 and the Fellowship is expected to begin in January 2024.