Submissions open for FASPE Journalism Fellowship Program

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September 02, 2024

Program Overview

Applications are now open for the FASPE Journalism Fellowship, which awards fellowships to 13 to 16 journalism students and early-career journalists.

FASPE (Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics) is an intensive, two-week study program in professional ethics and ethical leadership. The curriculum is designed to challenge Fellows to critically examine constructs, current developments, and issues that raise ethical concerns in their professions in contemporary settings in which they work.

Fellowship Focus

FASPE Journalism Fellows examine the motivations and conduct of German and international journalists in promoting or misreporting Nazi policies. Drawing on these historical examples, the Fellowship aims to help Journalism Fellows understand their role and responsibility as individuals with influence in their communities and to encourage them to identify and confront the ethical issues currently facing journalists and media institutions.

Topics Covered

The complicity of German and foreign journalists in Nazi policies through inadequate coverage or outright misrepresentation of the crimes being committed
The impact of technology on journalism
The role of journalists in electoral politics and in holding power accountable
The nature and propriety of advocacy journalism
Normalizing aberrant behavior through media coverage
The challenge of reporting in an era in which fake news and accusations of “fake news” are common
Balancing the costs and benefits of access tactics to address ethical issues within the journalism community or media outlets

Eligibility Criteria

FASPE Journalism applicants must fit into one of the following three categories:

Have some, but not more than 5 years, journalistic experience (whether in a college newsroom or otherwise) and be enrolled in a graduate program of any kind and planning to work as a journalist; OR
Have completed an undergraduate degree and be working as a journalist with a maximum of 5 years of professional experience at the time of application; OR
Have completed a graduate degree and be working as a journalist with a maximum of 5 years of professional experience at the time of application.

Preference will be given to candidates who have journalistic work that has been published or aired by a recognized news organization.

FASPE seeks Journalism Fellows with diverse interests and backgrounds, including those pursuing careers as reporters, editors, photojournalists, documentarians, or other forms of storytelling in local, national, or international contexts. FASPE values diversity and welcomes applicants of all religious, political, and socioeconomic backgrounds as well as gender identities.