📱Apply for the Instagram Local News Fellowship

The Facebook Journalism Project and the Reynolds Journalism Institute have opened applications for the Instagram Local News Fellowship.

The fellowship started as a pilot program last summer, when the first class of fellows spent ten weeks in three newsrooms — The Boston Globe, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and The Saint Louis Post-Dispatch.

This year, awarded fellows will be placed in up to 20 newsrooms across the U.S. and will serve as Instagram editors for the summer, working with the newsrooms to reach new audiences and innovate their strategy on the platform.

Fellows will receive invaluable hands-on experience as they develop and implement an Instagram strategy that supports each publisher’s business goals. In addition, newsroom leaders will mentor each student and share knowledge from their years of journalism experience.

Fellows will also receive an $8,000 stipend which they may use for their work, housing, and travel.

Some details:

How long will the program last?
The fellowship will run from June 8, 2020 to August 14, 2020 and before the program starts, Instagram will host a training program at our New York headquarters from June 2-3, 2020.

Where can those interested apply and what’s the deadline?Interested college seniors and recent journalism graduates can submit their application here. The application deadline is March 6, 2020.

When will selected fellows be announced?
Fellows will be announced the week of March 23rd, 2020.

For more information about the program, including program requirements, participating newsrooms and the experience of last year's fellows, check out: http://bit.ly/IGFellows.