Category Archives: News

Ankur Paliwal
12 Jun
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Science reporter begins specialized fellowship on food security

By Rob Jones | Ankur Paliwal, a distinguished science reporter and chronicler of land conflicts in India, believes his fellowship focusing on food security will equip him with tools to build bridges between the scientific community and the public. “This ...

22 May
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Macedonian Fellows Reflect on Training, Press Freedom

Five Macedonian journalists and a journalism professor participated in the 2018 Alfred Friendly fellowship program. The journalists trained for three weeks at the Missouri School of Journalism before spending six weeks working in newsrooms across the country. Their fellowship was ...

10 May
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Remarkable newsroom contributions during first month

Within weeks of arriving in their newsrooms, the 2018 Fellows got front-page and section-front bylines, took on challenging assignments and received high-profile interviews through their own initiative. Samarth Bansal is on the data unit of the Pulitzer-winning investigative reporting team ...

08 Mar
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Orientation and Initial Training, Missouri School of Journalism

Orientation and Initial Training, Missouri School of Journalism More than a dozen faculty members and specialists participate in hands-on training, seminars and discussions at the Missouri School of Journalism. The activity takes place in computer labs, lecture halls, conference rooms, ...

Farah Ajlouni on the job
06 Mar
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Pearl family selects Fellows from Sudan, Jordan

The Daniel Pearl Foundation has selected Zeinab Salih, an investigative reporter and editor from Sudan, and Farah Ajlouni, a television network correspondent from Jordan, as its 2018 Fellows for the Alfred Friendly Press Partners program. The fellows will spend six weeks learning ...

01 Mar
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Five journalists from Macedonia participate in new short-term fellowship program

Five journalists from Macedonia will join the Alfred Friendly Fellowship Class of 2018, participating in the three-week training program at the Missouri School of Journalism in the spring and working for six weeks in U.S. newsrooms. Macedonia’s media landscape is ...

27 Feb
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Press Partners announces Class of 2018

The 13 reporters, editors and broadcasters chosen for Alfred Friendly fellowships this year come with noble aspirations to uplift journalism in their home countries, despite facing a myriad of professional challenges, ranging from civil war and high crime to censorship ...

19 Feb
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Stueve Foundation brings Mexican reporter into Fellowship

The Patrick and Janna Stueve Foundation of Kansas City, Mo., is proud to support a 2018 Fellow in the Alfred Friendly Press Partners program. Juan Luis Garcia, a Mexico City reporter with SinEmbargo, has been selected for this prestigious fellowship ...

Al Friendly
08 Feb
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“The Post” reignites appreciation for founder Alfred Friendly

Alfred Friendly’s extraordinary professional life is getting new recognition in the wake of the Steven Spielberg movie “The Post.” The film nominated for two Oscars hit theaters nationwide in January, and generations of moviegoers learned or were reminded of a ...

05 Feb
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Immigrant philanthropists choose Hindustan Times reporter for fellowship

The Frank Islam and Debbie Driesman Foundation has selected Gulam Jeelani, special correspondent for the Hindustan Times, as its 2018 Fellow for the Alfred Friendly Press Partners program. The Alfred Friendly fellowships bring journalists from around the world to the U.S. ...

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