The Verite News Fellowship is designed for early-career journalists who want to spend 12 months learning from a newsroom of passionate, dedicated journalists. Fellows join our news team, honing their reporting and digital storytelling skills as they focus on developing in-depth journalism that serves communities across the New Orleans area. They produce substantive work that is distributed to our audience, and by the end of the fellowship are prepared for the next phase of their journalism careers.
Our fellows have covered local music and culture events; written nuanced and timely pieces on the environment and maternal health; and reported stories on topics of everyday importance to New Orleanians, focusing on institutions such as schools and libraries.
This position reports to Verite’s fellowship editor/administrator.
Our fellows will have the opportunity to:
We expect our fellows to:
What you’ll get:
How to Apply:
As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to building an inclusive newsroom that represents the people and communities we serve. We especially encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply for this position, including women, people of color, LGBTQ people and people who are differently abled. We are aware that some otherwise qualified candidates may not meet all the criteria listed above. We encourage those candidates to apply.
Applications for the June 2025-2026 cycle are now open. To apply, please go to https://veritenews.org/careers/newsroom-fellow/.
Please contact Dylan Penny at dpenny@deepsouthtoday.org with any questions.
Qualified candidates should have: