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WHO CAN APPLY:
Reporters, editors, and producers in print, broadcast, and ethnic media with a passion for health care news — not just those on the health beat — from Greater Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernadino, Riverside, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties).
THE PROGRAM:
The California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships program offers journalists a chance to step away from the newsroom to hone their skills in health care journalism. In intimate workshops, field trips and discussions, fellows learn from the country’s most respected health and medical experts, from top journalists in the field and from each other.
The all-expenses-paid program – valued at $3,000 – includes free tuition, meals and lodging. Greater Los Angeles Fellows attend two intensive three-day sessions spaced six weeks apart. Similar trainings are offered in four other locales statewide. Funded with a $1.8 million grant from the California Endowment and offered by USC’s Annenberg School for Communication, this pioneering initiative aims to set a national standard for multicultural health care journalism.
GREATER LOS ANGELES SCHEDULE:
The fellowships program begins with a keynote dinner on Thursday evening and ends midday on Sunday. Seminar dates for session 1 and session 2 in Greater Los Angeles are: October 19-22 & November 30-December 3 (Greater Los Angeles Fellows are expected to attend both sessions).
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
The Fellowships (valued at $3,000) will provide reporters and editors with tools to improve coverage and to inform their audiences about a subject that daily touches their lives. Workshops have a regional focus, delving into the health issues most relevant to each community and taking journalists out to the field. The California Endowment program also encourages journalists to define health stories broadly – and to examine the nuances of health care issues for California’s diverse populations.
USC Annenberg’s California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships will cover all expenses for lodging, meals, educational and social activities, facilities and experts during each workshop series. We will also reimburse fellows coming from more than 50 miles away up to $200 for travel to the seminar location.
HOW TO APPLY:
For more information and to download an application, go to:
www.californiahealthjournalism.org, e-mail CALENDOW@USC.EDU or call Caifornia Health Endowment at (213) 437-4419.
