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Journalists. Storytellers. Filmmamkers.
About The Minority Africa Fellowship
The Minority Africa Fellowship targets journalists and storytellers from minority groups across Africa providing them with the platform, skill, and mentorship to report stories from and about their communities.
FOR
WHO
Fellows have to be from at least one of the minority groups highlighted as a focus community for the program. They can be writers, photographers, filmmakers, journalists, or a combination of all and have relevant and provable work experience in their chosen areas.
Months Duration
training programs
stories published
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Curriculum
During the virtual program, fellows will be familiarized with editorial guidelines of Minority Africa and will work on and report stories for the publication. They undergo intensive reporting training regarding how to cover minorities in an ever-changing world, work with editors in the Minority Africa newsroom, and are required to produce at least two stories every month.
Fellows will also be trained by a strong network of journalists who work for or have worked across the continent with the Associated Press, Agence France Presse, Reuters, RFI, CNN, The Guardian, Time, and began legacy media companies tackling present media problems including one praised by former US President Barack Obama.
Newsroom Experience
Minority Africa fellows work for the publication as reporters and are paid a monthly allowance. They cover stories for the website, take rotational slots as Managing Editor, and create a newsletter as a cohort.
Training
Fellows are trained by a faculty of seasoned media professionals including journalists from the Minority Africa newsroom and from or have worked/working with other news organizations such as the Associated Press, BBC, CNN, The Guardian, AFP, and more. The fellowship will cover subject areas including:
Mentorship
During the fellowship, MA fellows are paired with internal and external mentors (from the Minority Africa newsroom and from other media organizations) who monitor their progress and guide them in reporting and publishing their stories.
APPLY
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You Apply
Tell us a little about yourself and demonstrate your experience. All applications are completed online using our secure application tool.
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We Interview
Applicants who are shortlisted will be contacted by the fellowship manager and online interviews scheduled. This interview will ideally be with an editor at Minority Africa.
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You are in!
Successful applicants will be notified over email within days to a week after their interview. We have a brief window during which applicants have to accept this offer or forefeit their slots.
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Fellowship
Components
Besides being a storyteller, the ideal Minority Africa fellow will demonstrate a commitment to components crucial to our newsroom and the fellowship. These components include a belief in the power of news and stories to strengthen democracy, foster inclusion and representation, dismantle barriers to access, and create community.
Hear from us
Watch members of our fellowship team tell you why you should apply, provide insight on the kind of fellows we are looking for and give you general application tips.
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The Fellowship Experience
The Minority Africa fellowship is 100% virtual. Over a six-month period, fellows collaborate remotely with editors, mentors, trainers, and other fellows in their cohort. The fellowship will facilitate, where possible, intra country reporting travel for fellows giving them a chance to cover stories and get experience directly from the field. These trips are planned and undertaken in accordance with fellowship policies.