Job Details |
| Title | The American Prospect Writing Fellowship |
| Company | The American Prospect |
| Location | District of Columbia |
| Job Category | |
| Job Type | Fellowship |
| Date Posted | 04/02/2008 |
| Deadline Date | 05/01/2008 |
| Description | The American Prospect's Writing Fellows Program offers young journalists the opportunity to spend two full years at the magazine in Washington, D.C., actively developing, practicing, and honing their journalistic skills. Each Fellow will write between three and four full-length feature articles. Fellows will also regularly write shorter, online pieces and blog daily for Tapped.
The Fellows are expected and encouraged to use the year to write for other publications, build relationships with editors and reporters, and establish rapport with contacts at think tanks and in academia. The goal is to ensure that, once the fellowship is completed, Fellows will have developed the relationships, track record, and credibility (and clips!) to launch themselves as respected young journalists. Past Prospect Writing Fellows have gone on to work and write for The New York Times, The New Republic, The Nation, The Atlantic, Slate, Salon, Mother Jones, Newsweek, The Boston Globe and many other publications. Fellows are required to make a one-year commitment. After that year, the Prospect and the Fellow will evaluate and determine whether to renew for a second year. Fellows receive a modest salary and health and dental benefits. Ideal candidate for this position: * Shows initiative and creativity, and is a self-starter who understands the worldview reflected in the Prospect’s pages * Can write effectively for both print and online media * Possesses strong knowledge of and interest in politics and policy Applicants are asked to submit the following: * A 10-15 page critique of a recent issue of The American Prospect. Your critique should address style, clarity, readability, and layout as well as more substantive questions of content. * Two written recommendations * Three to four writing samples. These can include newspaper and magazine clips, academic papers, and unpublished pieces -- anything that demonstrates exceptional writing and analytical ability. * Three or four story ideas for The American Prospect * Your resume * Your college and/or graduate school transcript. (This is not to check grades, but to get a sense of your interests.) All applications should be sent to: Emily Parsons Writing Fellows Program The American Prospect 2000 L Street NW, Suite 717 Washington, D.C. 20036 More details, including FAQs, can be found at www.prospect.org. Deadline for 2008-2009 Fellowship is May 1 (postmarked). The American Prospect was founded in 1990 as an authoritative magazine of liberal ideas, committed to a just society, enriched democracy and effective progressive politics. Our 22-person team, augmented by many freelance contributors and friends, produces 10 printed magazines per year, a daily web magazine, and an award-winning group blog. Through these media, we spread the new ideas and critical analyses necessary to support an informed public discourse and effective democracy. AA/EOE. |
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