The Investigative Reporting Workshop

The Investigative Reporting Workshop (IRW), a nonprofit newsroom based at SOC, publishes stories about about government and corporate accountability, on topics ranging widely from the environment and health to national security and the economy. IRW has partnerships with The Washington Post, PBS FRONTLINE and other news organizations. The Graduate Fellow will have opportunities to do research and reporting for one or more major investigations during the academic year. 

Multiple positions are available and funding includes tuition support and a stipend of up to $10,000. 

Qualifications

• One to three years of reporting experience
• Strong writing skills
• Data journalism and/or visual journalism skills

The ESPN Fellowship

The ESPN and American University fellowship offers early-career journalists the opportunity to earn a Master’s degree while working in ESPN’s Investigative and Enterprise Journalism Unit. The fellow will contribute to investigative reporting, gain mentorship from seasoned journalists, and learn skills in sourcing, data journalism, FOIA requests, and mental health protection in challenging reporting situations. The program also provides insight into preparing content for various media formats. The year-long fellowship begins in September, with academic studies starting in late July.

One fellow is selected per year and funding includes tuition support and a stipend of up to $30,000.

Qualifications

• Two to five years of print or digital investigative journalism experience or two to five years of investigative work in a different field, doing high-caliber work. 
• Well-rounded, creative and diverse applicants are encouraged to apply.
• A focus on deep reporting and clear writing is required. Experience in reporting on or background in sports is a plus but not required as ESPN's unit involves government, political, justice, education and health coverage areas.
• Prior work in or an embrace of reporting on systemic and social inequities is highly favored.

Requirements

Admission to the MA in Journalism & Public Affairs program at the American University School of Communication.

Fellowship application materials include resume, letter of interest, two reference letters, and portfolio. 

About American University School of Communication

Investigate. Innovate. Inform. Now is the time, SOC is the place. Here in the nation's capital — where local news is national, or even international — you will have unprecedented opportunities to report on the top issues of the day while working side by side with professional media outlets as a student or a fellow. Award-winning faculty come to campus to teach from The Washington Post, Bloomberg BNA, Gannett, USA TODAY, The Atlantic, NBC, ABC and NPR. Our state-of-the-art studios and equipment will give you professional reporting experience. The Media Innovation Lab features an HD television studio and broadcast newsroom. Make your mark, author your story, and shape your future. Find your place at the American University School of Communication.

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