The MJ Bear Fellowship Selection Committee is a volunteer team of digital media leaders, ONA affiliates and a member of MJ Bear’s family who review and select the fellowship recipients each year.
The 2019 committee included:
- Amy Eisman, Director, Journalism Division, School of Communication, American University, MJ Bear Fellowship Chair
- Irving Washington, Executive Director, Online News Association
- Jake Carpenter, Network Photojournalist, CNN (MJ Bear’s nephew and family representative)
- Jody Brannon, Digital News Strategist, Editorial Director, Educator
- Sarah Hoye, Communications Director, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Laura Amico, Senior Editor, Harvard Business Review, 2011 MJ Bear Fellow
- Denise Hassanzade Ajiri, Data/Investigative Fellow and Adjunct Professor, Columbia University
- Geraldine Moriba, John S. Knight Visiting Research Fellow, Stanford University
- Jennifer Mizgata, Director of Programs, Online News Association
- Anne Saul, News/Video Consultant, retired Gannett News Executive, MJ Bear Fellowship Coordinator