The Guardian launched its first editorial fellowship program in 2015 and is working to grow and expand this fantastic opportunity. The program is a full-time, six month opportunity for recent journalism graduates and provides individuals practical work experience in a busy and creative newsroom environment. The Fellows are able to work closely with more experienced journalists to learn how the newsroom operates within the Guardian, what makes a good story and how it is delivered and subsequently received by our audience.
This year’s fellows are working on our News, Sports, Video and Interactive desks. The fellows work with their teams on live news stories, helping to research, report and write pieces, as well as helping to produce high-quality video and interactives. Our June 2016 intake join us at an exciting time and will be contributing to our 2016 Presidential election coverage and the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.
Check out this week’s 2016 US fellows story highlight here
Luis Miguel Echegaray
Luis is our sports fellow. Luis has a master’s degree in social journalism from CUNY. He has written sports articles and bilingual live blogs for us over the last year. He will help the sports team with Olympics coverage and more.
Lauren Leatherby
Lauren is our interactive fellow. She graduated from Harvard University in May with a master’s in public policy. Lauren most recently worked as digital managing editor at the Harvard Kennedy School Review, and also has done reporting, writing and editing for other publications.
Nicole Puglise
Nicole is a breaking news fellow. She recently graduated from NYU with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and psychology. She has interned for the Rachel Maddow Show, NBC, the New York Observer and others.
Mazin Sidahmed
Mazin is a breaking news fellow. He graduated in May with a master’s degree in journalism, with a focus on international reporting, from Columbia University. Mazin has written freelance pieces for Politico NY, Al-Jazeera English and various Lebanese publications.
Sarah Turbin
Sarah is the video fellow. Sarah joins us with a bachelor’s degrees in journalism and creative writing from Northwestern University. Most recently, she worked as a video intern at Vox.
