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Interested in an LIW Culture Blogging Fellowship? Apply Here

Posted July 14, 2010 by Ted Hesson

Immigrant Culture Reporting Fellowship Fall 2010

Long Island Wins, a communications campaign focused on immigration issues, is offering a culture reporting fellowship this fall for journalists or writers interested in culture blogging and immigration issues on Long Island.

As part of its mission, Long Island Wins seeks to educate Long Island residents about the contributions of immigrants. While immigrants make sizable economic contributions to Long Island, immigrants also bring a wealth of cultural traditions to our area, in the form of food, music, art, and sports.

The Long Island Wins culture reporting fellow will cover the immigration culture beat, reporting and blogging about everything from Italian festivals to Argentine tango, with a special focus on relating the cultural event, organization, or phenomenon to the history of that immigrant group on Long Island.

For example, a write-up about the aforementioned Italian festival would likely include some historical background about the event’s roots in Italy, and a primer on the Italian community in that specific part of Long Island.

For sample culture posts, visit our culture section, or peruse our Long Island Culture Guide and Immigration Vacation series.

The fellowship will provide an opportunity for the writer to hone his or her culture reporting skills and to develop insight into the important role that immigration plays on Long Island. The fellow, who will work closely with LIW’s online editor, will be expected to produce at least two 500- to 800-word posts per week, and devote approximately 12-15 hours per week to the posts.

The fellowship will last for six months, and the fellow will receive a $2,500 stipend for his or her service, which amounts to roughly $50 per post.

Recent college graduates, journalists re-entering the workforce, and bloggers are all encouraged to apply. Prospective fellows should be based on Long Island, or nearby, and have access to a car. Minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

To apply for the immigrant culture reporting fellowship, please send a cover letter, resume, and three published culture clips (or other relevant writing samples) to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

The deadline for applicants is August 15, 2010, and the fellowship will begin no later than September 1, 2010.

Long Island Wins is an equal opportunity employer.

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