Maynard Institute

Opinion OAKLAND, CA – It’s happened again. A television station covering the death of an African American aired a photo that seemed to imply the person had it coming. This time KTVU FOX 2 News was reporting on the death of 18-year old Nia Wilson, who was stabbed to death while boarding a Bay Area […]

(OAKLAND, CA) July 24, 2018 – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the Bay Area Black Journalists Association (BABJA) and the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education (MIJE) condemn KTVU FOX 2’s use of an unauthorized image of an Oakland woman just hours after she was fatally stabbed on a Bay Area Rapid […]

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We are excited to announce that the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education is seeking applications from journalism leaders, journalism entrepreneurs and storytellers nationwide for its pilot Maynard 200 Fellowship. Maynard 200 aims to expand the diversity pipeline in media by training 200 diverse journalists in the next five years. It is supported by […]

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The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education is pleased to announce that Odette Alcazaren-Keeley will serve as the director of the Maynard 200 pilot program. Alcazaren-Keeley has a long history of coordinating fellowships during her tenure with New America. Her connections to the ethnic news sector will be important as the institute seeks to […]

Background Over the past 10 months, the institute doubled down on initial strategic work that concluded toward the end of 2016. This work built on the Human Centered Design planning underwritten by the Knight Foundation. This second phase was underwritten by a Democracy Fund grant that enabled the institute to convene another committee that looked […]

Mother Jones is currently accepting applications for its prestigious Ben Bagdikian Fellowship Program, located in San Francisco and Washington, DC. The editorial and online editorial fellowship positions are full-time opportunities, starting in June and lasting six months, with the possibility of an additional six-month extension. Tracking the connections between Russia and the Trump administration. Sifting […]