04/06/2025
Applications for the second cohort of the StoryReach Fellowship program are still open.
We’re looking for freelance and staff reporters to join our StoryReach Midwest Fellowship to produce impactful and audience-centered reporting on issues impacting communities in the U.S. Midwest. This reporting and engagement accelerator supports impactful reporting projects to address the rise of misinformation, a shift in news consumption habits, and the decline in civic engagement.
Candidates should have at least three years of experience with ambitious investigative or in-depth reporting projects. We’re seeking enterprising projects that feature creative, innovative, and engaging ideas to connect audiences with the reporting.
This part-time, yearlong program is open to freelance and staff reporters from all beats, desks, and media formats who work with local or regional news outlets in the following 12 states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin.
For more information on the StoryReach Midwest program, check out our FAQs.
Apply here! 👉 https://bit.ly/StoryRMW
*All applications to the StoryReach Midwest Fellowship are due by 11:59pm EDT on May 1.