ONA is now accepting applications for the 2013 MJ Bear Fellowship, which identifies and supports promising digital journalists under 30. Fellows are up-and-coming early-career journalists selected for their potential to expand the boundaries of digital news through professional experimentation, research or specific projects. The fellowship provides a personal mentor for six months, a three-year paid ONA membership and the opportunity to present at the 2013 Online News Association Conference and Awards in Atlanta.
Apply for the MJ Bear Fellowship
Here are three more reasons to apply:
Feedback from peers on your projects.
“What [the fellowship] has done for me is put me in touch with other people who are both geeks and into technology but also hold themselves to the highest of journalistic standards,” said 2011 Fellow Lam Thuy Vo, now at NPR’s Planet Money. “Since the [Online News Association] conference, I’ve been an active member of the community and met a lot of people who are similarly minded.”
Connections to ONA’s robust network of journalists.
“I applied for the fellowship because I was embarking on a new career in freelance journalism from a newspaper background,” said 2012 Fellow Tricia Fulks, now working on the interactive documentary “Hollow.” “I thought that the fellowship could help me make contacts in the industry beyond my local network in West Virginia.”
Career advancement and recognition.
“Opportunities that seemed infeasible or out of reach to my bosses were all of a sudden possible,” said 2011 Fellow Lucas Timmons, Special Editor/Data Journalist at the Edmonton Journal. “It’s also been great for bringing people here onboard with digital journalism.”
Apply for the MJ Bear Fellowship
The Fellowship is a legacy of altruistic digital visionary MJ Bear, a leader in the online journalism industry and a founding member of ONA, who passed away in 2010.