The Farmworker Housing Task Force recently provided an update on their efforts to improve housing conditions for farmworkers. The following story by Fellow Sebastian Miño-Bucheli presents the unique challenges faced by this essential workforce, and those advocating for their well-being and the sustainability of our agricultural communities. Read the full article in the Pacifica Tribune. #FarmworkerRights #AffordableHousing #CommunitySupport https://lnkd.in/gskYdgU6
California Local News Fellowship
Higher Education
Berkeley, California 270 followers
Supporting and Strengthening Local News Reporting in California
About us
The Fellowship program is a multi-year, state-funded initiative to support and strengthen local news reporting in California, with a focus on underserved communities. Each year, the program places up to 40 early-career journalism fellows in newsrooms throughout the state for two-year, full-time reporting positions.
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https://fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/cafellows/
External link for California Local News Fellowship
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- Higher Education
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- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Berkeley, California
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- Partnership
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- 2023
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Berkeley, California 94720, US
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Nice work Anthony!
My reporting on Fontana's street vending law was featured in The California Report on Tuesday July 16, 2024. Much thanks to the California Newsroom for their support. https://lnkd.in/gAi2qmgc
Fontana's New Street Vending Law Has Mixed Results | KQED
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Fellow Victoria Ivie's latest story highlights a critical issue in Orange County: the lack of trans-specific resources is making stable housing unattainable for many in the transgender community. This underscores the urgent need for targeted support and inclusive housing policies. Read more about this important issue in the OC Register. #TransRights #HousingEquality #InclusiveCommunities https://lnkd.in/g-Pfgxyg
Lack of trans-specific resources in OC make stable housing ‘impossible to achieve,’ report finds
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Thank you, Jennifer Fumiko Cahill and Thadeus Greenson, for extending a warm welcome to incoming CA Local News Fellow Anne To! #LocalNews #WelcomeToTheTeam https://lnkd.in/gXgJhj_v
Journal Welcomes California Local News Fellows
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Fellow Philip Salata is set to begin his second year as an energy and environment reporter at inewsource, an investigative reporting organization in San Diego. "The idea is to think about how local news radiates out to the state, nationally, and beyond," Salata said. "That's something I found to be very powerful." Salata is particularly proud of two stories: one on whether locals will find jobs amid the Imperial Valley's "white gold" rush - https://bit.ly/3zlQ1zx, and another on a nonprofit leader who made derogatory statements about and unfairly targeted two Black farmers - https://bit.ly/45JPEus. Thanks for your reporting, Philip! Read the announcement of our second California Local News Fellowship cohort: https://bit.ly/4cm4OZK
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“I hope to be a local reporter who knows everything about a place and its people,” Fellow Lingzi Chen said. “I want to truly understand the local community I serve, to know people, to explore what matters, what is at stake, what has gone wrong and to report on what has not been adequately reported.” Chen, a graduate of Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism, will join Lake County News in Clear Lake, California, as a general assignment reporter. She will cover daily news and longer, more complex stories, while also connecting with underrepresented communities. Welcome to the Fellowship, Lingzi! Read the announcement of our second California Local News Fellowship cohort: https://bit.ly/4cm4OZK
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“We get into this work to change lives and make an impact and that is most tangible on the local level,” said Tarini Mehta, a 2024 graduate of UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Mehta has been selected as a California Local News Fellow and will be working with The Press Democrat in Santa Rosa, California. She’s looking forward to connecting with the local community, where she will cover education, reporting daily stories and investigative pieces. Congratulations, Tarini! Read the announcement of our second California Local News Fellowship cohort: https://bit.ly/4cm4OZK
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Congrats to Julia Métraux, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Class of 2023, who was selected to be a California Local News Fellow with J. The Jewish News of Northern California! J. managing editor Sue Barnett said: “Julia is bright and thoughtful, and is clearly committed to community journalism. She is well-versed in reporting on Jewish and disability communities and had some wonderful ideas for stories and coverage at J." https://lnkd.in/grNaXSCn
J. welcomes new reporter through California Local News Fellowship
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Excited to double our fellows and newsroom partners in September!
A second cohort of California Local News Fellows and newsrooms announced today will work in news organizations statewide starting this fall as part of a state-funded initiative to invigorate local journalism, with a focus on underserved communities. The program based at UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism will now support 75 early-career journalists working at small and large newspapers, public radio stations and community and ethnic media outlets across 35 California counties. "With a national crisis in local journalism upon us, every single one of these fellows and newsrooms is a sign of hope," said Christa Scharfenberg, director of the California Local News Fellowship program. “We're honored to support the next generation of journalists and help invigorate a national movement for robust local news.” Read the full announcement here. https://bit.ly/4cm4OZK
Another boost to local news in California: state-funded fellows to report from Shasta to Orange counties
https://fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/cafellows
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A second cohort of California Local News Fellows and newsrooms announced today will work in news organizations statewide starting this fall as part of a state-funded initiative to invigorate local journalism, with a focus on underserved communities. The program based at UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism will now support 75 early-career journalists working at small and large newspapers, public radio stations and community and ethnic media outlets across 35 California counties. "With a national crisis in local journalism upon us, every single one of these fellows and newsrooms is a sign of hope," said Christa Scharfenberg, director of the California Local News Fellowship program. “We're honored to support the next generation of journalists and help invigorate a national movement for robust local news.” Read the full announcement here. https://bit.ly/4cm4OZK
Another boost to local news in California: state-funded fellows to report from Shasta to Orange counties
https://fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/cafellows