2016 media fellow Zack Colman of the Christian Science Monitor, right, talks to the science journalist and virtual reality specialist Anh Hoa Truong at the Bill Lane Center for the American West
Our Western Journalism and Media Fellowships provide opportunities for journalists working in all kinds of media — newspapers, magazines, radio, television, online, multimedia, video, film, data visualization, mapping, and books — to visit Stanford and interact with researchers, scholars, and students, while developing or working on a project of their own designs to spur new coverage and understanding of the American West.
The length of residence varies, typically from one to two weeks, although longer stays may be possible, particularly for projects that intersect with ongoing research at the Center and Stanford, that address significant challenges facing the American West, and that explore promising new possibilities for journalism and the media in the region. Travel and accommodation costs are covered, and a modest honorarium is offered.
Read more about our media fellowships: Producing a Collaborative Media Fellowship Model at Stanford.
To Apply
Short letters of inquiry — one to two pages — are welcome. Please address inquiries electronically to:
Geoff McGhee (geoff.mcghee@stanford.edu)
Creative Director for Media and Communications
Current and Past Media Fellows
2016
Zack Colman, Knight Science Journalism Fellow and the Christian Science Monitor
2015-16
Tay Wiles, High Country News
Elizabeth Zach, Rural Community Assistance Corporation
2014-15
Martín Quiroga, OpenFilter
Mary Ellen Hannibal, science writer
2013-14
Mitch Tobin, EcoWest
Lauren Sommer, KQED Science
2012-13
Kate Galbraith, The Texas Tribune
Tony Gleaton, photographer
Lauren Sommer, KQED Quest
Duncan McCue, Reporting in Indigenous Communities
2011-12
Jeremy Miller, Harper’s Magazine
John Fleck, Albuquerque Journal
Lisa Hamilton, Real Rural
2009-2010
Verlyn Klinkenborg, The New York Times
John Daley, KSL-TV
2008-2009
Timothy Egan, The New York Times
Peter Friederici, High Country News
Jesse Hardman, National Public Radio
Judy Pasternak, The Los Angeles Times
Kurt Repanshek, National Parks Traveler
2007-2008
Cristopher Grosskurth, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Steven G. Johnson, Veriscope Productions
Guillermo Lopez Portillo, Televisa
Ruben Moreno, La Opinion
2006-2007
Matt Jenkins, High Country News
Gabriela Olivares Torres, Zeta Magazine
Kat Snow, KQED
Ray Ring, High Country News
