International Journalism Fellowship

​India’s media landscape is in urgent need of quality journalism that represents underreported and unreported perspectives from underrepresented populations.

To address this, the Center on South Asian Studies (CSAS) is launching a six-month, fully funded fellowship in International Multimedia Journalism. This fellowship is designed to equip early-career journalists from India’s minority and marginalized communities with the technical tools and critical thinking skills necessary to create and distribute professional multimedia stories grounded in the principles of ethical journalism.

Fellows will engage in both online and offline coursework to develop strong news literacy and the ability to tell compelling stories across various media formats—text, audio, video, photography, graphics—and utilize social media and other digital platforms to reach domestic and international audiences. Over the six months, fellows will build a portfolio of work and have opportunities to publish their stories with national and international news organizations.

Throughout the program, fellows will gain a comprehensive understanding of 21st-century journalism, encompassing theoretical, practical, and economic aspects. The fellowship will emphasize the development of technical and critical thinking skills essential for producing professional multimedia stories.

In addition to teaching competency with professional tools such as DSLR cameras and handheld audio recorders, the fellowship will highlight the importance of mobile journalism in today’s media landscape. Fellows will learn to use familiar tools like their cell phones and social media as powerful storytelling devices.