What do you think?
The Community Journalism Fellowship, funded by a generous benefactor from the East End, supports early-career journalists who can demonstrate a commitment and interest in using constructive journalism for the benefit of the local community.
Through workshops, tutorials and supported assignments, Fellows will further their skills in community journalism, the future of a fairer local media. As part of the team working on our live titles, this opportunity will open doors for you both personally and professionally.
Community journalism is a form of local journalism that transfers power from media companies to the grassroots and is committed to being a trusted, long-term guardian of the community.
All course participants are trained and mentored by Tabitha Stapely, who has 30 years of experience in the media industry.
About the Fellowship
The Community Journalism Fellowship runs for six months and comprises three nine-week units – a Foundation module, a Further module and an Extended Project module.
Only three Fellows are accepted in any single cohort ensuring plenty of one-on-one training – and an intense training experience that will fast-track your path into journalism.
Each Fellow will be working on one of Social Streets’ four titles in Tower Hamlets (Roman Road LDN, Bethnal Green LDN, Whitechapel LDN and Poplar LDN). The Fellows will be given the title of Community Reporter of the publication for the duration of the Course.
At the end of the Fellowship, Fellows will have an extensive portfolio of work, connections with like-minded writers, experience in running a publication, and a thorough knowledge of community journalism, an emerging form of local journalism that will inform the media of the future.
Working arrangements and stipend
All Fellows receive a £3,000 stipend to help support them through this part-time, six-month programme.
Fellows will be required to commit two days per week to weekly assignments for the length of the programme.
Fellows will be expected to attend in-person classes on Monday mornings and online tutorials on Wednesday afternoons.
Previous participants have gone on to be involved in grant-funded journalism projects with Social Streets or to be employed by major media titles including The Independent, The Express and Marketing Week.
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