Eight reporters and editors, from Cuba, Kenya, Pakistan, Ukraine, India, Nepal and Malaysia, participated in the 2017 program, which runs from March through early September and starts with an intensive training program at the Missouri School of Journalism.

From Jordan, India, Macedonia, Mexico, Sudan, and Ukraine, twelve reporters, editors and journalism educators joined us for fellowship programs in 2018, which start with rigorous training at the Missouri School of Journalism.

Alfred Friendly Press Partners bonds with journalists and news organizations from information hungry societies and prepares them to practice professional, ethical, and innovative journalism.

Our new interactive map lists all 300+ journalists who have gone through the fellowship program. Click on this text, then click a country on the map and you'll see which fellows came from that country and what they're doing now.

After another two weeks of training at MU in July and a final seminar in Washington, D.C., the Fellows return to their home countries, where they share their new knowledge and skills with their newsroom colleagues.

The fellows work for five months at U.S. news organizations. Guided by mentors, they participate in daily newsroom activities, get stories published and gain a deep understanding of journalism in America.

Fellows reunite in July for the mid-term seminar and get hands-on training in data journalism, investigative reporting and advanced multimedia reporting at the Missouri School of Journalism.

The agenda also includes lectures on ethics and communications law, using social media for reporting, using mobile tools for reporting, data reporting and multimedia reporting.