DIVERSITY REPORTING FELLOWSHIP 2024
Title: Diversity Reporting Fellow 2024
Location: Delhi
Job Category: Magazine
Deadline: 15 April 2024
The Caravan occupies a singular position among Indian magazines. Its stories present a unique mix of detailed reportage and vivid writing, with a commitment to the art of storytelling, whether the subject is politics, culture or art.
The Caravan is published by the Delhi Press Group, one of India’s leading publishers. Started in 1939, Delhi Press today publishes 33 magazines in 10 languages.
The Caravan is deeply committed to improving the representation of marginalised communities in the media. We plan to add a diversity reporting fellow to our newsroom and train them in longform journalism. We encourage members of marginalised communities, especially religious minorities, to apply.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Conceptualising, pitching and planning stories on politics, business or culture
- Reporting and writing at least four longform stories a year
- Occasionally writing articles for the magazine’s web-exclusives section
- Working closely with editors to plan reportage and intensively shape material into final stories
- Closely tracking developments in politics, business and other fields, and developing a wide range of sources to use while building longform stories, combining investigation, data journalism and on-ground reportage
- Honing an approach that combines journalistic rigour with an eye for literary detail
Requirements: Candidates should have experience in reporting and writing, an ability to cultivate sources, skills to conduct interviews, a nose for news and a commitment to improving one’s own writing. Candidates with a university degree in any subject are preferred.
To Apply:
Write to Hartosh Singh Bal, Executive Editor, at [email protected], with the subject line “Diversity Reporting Fellowship — 2024.” Please attach a résumé, two writing samples and a cover letter, which includes a summary of your journalism experience and two references (only names and contact information).