Since 1984 the Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships (AFPF) has been providing
professional print journalists from developing countries and emerging democracies with
professional training opportunities in U.S. newsrooms. Unique among the many training
programs available to print journalists, AFPF is the only one to offer a non-academic,
long-term, hands-on experience in a single newsroom.
At the heart of the fellowship is a five-month working assignment at a newspaper. During
these assignments, Fellows contribute to the routine output of their host publications by
working as general assignment reporters. It is hoped that through this type of practical,
hands-on training, Fellows will find practices, standards and values in U.S. journalism which
they can adapt and apply in their home countries.
Fellows are selected for the program based on their commitment to careers in journalism,
English language abilities, and journalistic acumen.
More information is available at www.pressfellowships.org
