TORONTO – Facebook and the Canadian Press today announced they are expanding the Facebook-Canadian Press News Fellowship with two new positions for emerging Indigenous reporters.
These new positions aim to help increase the representation of voices heard in Canadian media to build a more inclusive society, says Facebook in a press release.
“Several studies over the years have highlighted that Canadian newsrooms do not reflect the growing BIPOC population. For example, a 21-year study that looked at representation among columnists at Canada’s 3 largest newspapers found that not one of the publications had an Indigenous columnist who appeared regularly,” reads Facebook’s announcement of the new Indigenous news fellowship.
The inaugural Facebook-Canadian Press News Fellowship was established last year as a one-year, $1-million program, in which eight journalists were hired to cover pressing issues in local communities across Canada.
With today’s announcement, Facebook is making an additional $250,000 investment in the program.
The two Indigenous news fellowship opportunities are open to First Nations, Métis or Inuit applicants who are working or seeking work in media, or currently enrolled in a media or journalism program at a Canadian post-secondary institution. These are 12-month, full-time temporary positions working as a reporter-editor in a CP news bureau.
The Canadian Press will review applications and select the two fellows, and the Facebook Journalism Project (FJP) will fund their salaries and the costs of administering the program.
Interested applicants can apply here (applications will be accepted until all program spots are filled).
