The California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships offer journalists a chance to step away from the newsroom to hone their health reporting skills. In workshops, field trips and discussions, fellows learn from nationally renowned health experts, policy analysts and community health leaders, from top journalists in the field, and from each other. Participants "graduate" with a multitude of story ideas and sources, plus a thorough grounding in the principles and practice of good health journalism.

The program is both practical and inspiring, focusing on content as well as craft. With the Internet rapidly changing the face of modern journalism, we teach strategies for multimedia storytelling and discuss the latest trends in digital journalism. Seminars also highlight great story-telling techniques and provide tips for old-fashioned street reporting. Award-winning journalists share the inside story of ambitious health projects and fellows team up with seasoned journalists who serve as mentors and guides on final projects that are part of the fellowship program.

The Fellowships encourage journalists to chronicle and illuminate the health challenges and social justice issues confronting an increasingly diverse and polyglot nation. The program is open to all journalists interested in health reporting, not just those on the health beat. We invite participation from print, broadcast, and multimedia journalists working for or contributing to mainstream and ethnic media outlets in the United States.

The 2010 National Health Fellowships met from  July 11-16, 2010 in Los Angeles.  Check back in the spring of 2011 for our 2011 National Health Journalism Fellowship dates.  California journalists are encouraged to apply for our 2010/2011 California Health Journalism Fellowship, which convenes October 21-24, 2010 and January 20-23, 2011 in Los Angeles.  The deadline to apply is September 2, 2010. 

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