Editorial Fellow

CDS Global • Dallas, TX

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Dallas Morning News is offering a one-year fellowship on its Editorial Board for an early-career journalist interested in opinion writing and working as part of a collaborative team devoted to constructive solutions, fair debate, and diverse viewpoints. This role is an exciting opportunity for a journalist interested in how major media organizations develop perspective and voice. It combines fundamental journalism skills, especially reporting and writing, with debating ideas and wrestling with important social and political questions. The fellowship is for a recent graduate interested in supporting the Editorial Board’s commitment to the spread of democratic values, fundamental human rights, free markets, and the respectful debate of ideas. The Editorial Board weighs in on issues of local, state, and national importance while publishing a variety of views from other voices. Fellows get the chance to explore a wide spectrum of topics as members of the paper’s award-winning Editorial Board, potentially pitching ideas on City Hall one morning and meeting with a foreign dignitary in the afternoon. Many past fellows have gone on to work in newsrooms around the country with a solid grounding in government coverage, while others have pursued careers in law and nonprofit work.

Requirements

• Early-career journalist
• Interest in opinion writing
• Interest in working as part of a collaborative team
• Interest in constructive solutions, fair debate, and diverse viewpoints
• Interest in how major media organizations develop perspective and voice
• Fundamental journalism skills, especially reporting and writing
• Ability to debate ideas and wrestle with important social and political questions
• Interest in supporting the spread of democratic values, fundamental human rights, free markets, and the respectful debate of ideas
• Ability to write editorials reflecting the Editorial Board’s positions
• Ability to pitch ideas on local issues
• Ability to manage social media initiatives
• Ability to propose ideas for promoting Opinion department work
• Ability to report audience metrics
• Ability to explore personal voice through signed columns
• Ability to develop writing and learn about the personal essay
• Submit no more than eight writing clips or links showcasing original reporting (news writing or opinion)
• Submit 200 words on why opinion writing is important, and what topics interest the applicant and why
• Submit a cover letter and résumé with references

Nice To Haves

• Recent graduate

Responsibilities

• Research, pitch, and write at least two editorials a week that touch on important news of the day and reflect the Editorial Board’s positions.
• Manage the board’s social media initiatives with guidance from editors, including proposing ideas to promote the Opinion department’s work across different platforms.
• Report audience metrics to the Editorial Page Editor.
• Explore personal voice through signed columns on subjects and themes that resonate deeply with the fellow.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED