This spring, local news outlets across the United States will become part of a national visual journalism initiative led by CatchLight and Report for America (RFA) to provide inclusive, accurate, and locally contextualized information to the public through accessible, high-quality visual journalism.
Following decades of jobs decline in the journalism industry that have disproportionately affected visual professionals, this initiative will fill the gap in underserved markets to reach audiences wherever they consume their news by placing full-time photojournalists with salary subsidies in select newsrooms nationwide.
The fellowship application is open until Monday, February 3, 2025, inviting qualified photographers to apply for full-time staff positions with the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.
Participating newsrooms will also receive comprehensive visual desk support from the CatchLight Local Visual Desk, which provides a suite of shared services, tools, and training to enhance its members’ visual reporting capabilities.
CatchLight is a visual media organization that leverages the power of visual storytelling to inform, connect, and transform communities.
The organization invests in the future of visual storytelling through the CatchLight Local Visual Journalism Initiative, which seeks to establish the sustainability of visual journalism by providing community-based newsrooms with editorial resources, training, and strategic partnerships; the CatchLight Global Fellowship, which provides grants to visual storytelling leaders worldwide; and CatchLight’s public programs, including the Visual Storytelling Summit, Night of Photojournalism, and Focal Point conversation series, which showcase impact in visual storytelling and expand public awareness, access, and support for the field.
For more information or to apply for the fellowship, please click here.
