New America Media, Press Release, Aaron Glantz, Posted: Jul 13, 2010

Application Due: August 1, 2010

New America Media is calling for ethnic media reporters to participate in a special investigative reporting project on veterans returning home to Northern California from Iraq and Afghanistan. The reporters will research and report a story or series of stories of their own design, as well as contribute to a collaborative investigation on the overall conditions for returning soldiers.

The project, which is being done in partnership with the Bay Citizen (a new non-profit journalism venture in the Bay Area) and is funded with support from the Overbrook Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

The resulting stories will run as a series published simultaneously by New America Media, the Bay Citizen, and participating ethnic media outlets. All stories must be edited and approved by NAM editor Aaron Glantz before publication and projects must be completed by October 31, 2010.


In addition, fellows will participate in a MANDATORY half-day training in San Francisco hosted by New America Media and the Bay Citizen.

Fellows will receive a $1,500 stipend in two increments ($500 at the San Francisco training and $1,000 once the story or series has been published or aired).

For more information contact NAM editor Aaron Glantz: aglantz@newamericamedia.org or call him at 415-503-4170




Fellowship Applicant:_____________________________________________



Address: ______________________________________________________



Phone: _____________     Mobile Phone: _______________________



Email:____________________________________________________



Preferred Method of Contact _____________________________________



Ethnic Media Outlet of Employment: ____________________________________________________
(If you are a freelancer, please specify the length of time you have worked for the ethnic media outlet that will publish or
broadcast your work.)


Employer Address: ____________________________________________



Employer Phone: ________________________ 


You must provide the signature of your publisher or producer agreeing to publish your story or stories to be considered for the Fellowship.


I, ___________________________, Publisher/Producer of 

_______________________ media outlet agree to publish or air the story or

series produced by ________________ for the veterans  project.

I further allow the stories to be published simultaneously by New America Media and the Bay Citizen.

Publisher/Producer signature __________________________ 



Date ________________________________


Please attach the following supporting materials to this form:
1) A resume.
2) A two-page proposal, describing the story topic, how you will research and cover the subject, including the number of articles and approximate length, relevance to your audience, and tentative publication date.
3) Three samples of published or broadcasted journalistic work, preferably related to politics and policy.


Please send complete applications by e-mail to:aglantz@newamericamedia.org
or by mail to:

Aaron Glantz,
New America Media
275 9th St
San Francisco, CA 94103