The Alfred Friendly Foundation is an American nonprofit foundation that awards
Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships to journalists from nations in the developing world. The program is offered annually to approximately 10 professional print journalists between the ages of 25 and 35, giving them a six-month, in-depth, practical introduction to the professional and ethical standards of the U.S. print media. It provides "hands-on training in U.S. and international newsrooms and within the
Missouri School of Journalism
The Missouri School of Journalism, housed under the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, Columbia, is one of the oldest formal journalism schools in the world. The school provides academic education and practical training in of journalis ...
."
The fellowships were created in 1984 by
Alfred Friendly, a
Pulitzer Prize
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-winning reporter and former managing editor of the ''
Washington Post
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''. Convinced that healthy democracies need strong, free media, Friendly conceived a fellowship program that would both impart American journalistic traditions and respond to worldwide interest in the dissemination of fair and accurate news.
The
Daniel Pearl Foundation
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joined with AFPF in 2003 to offer special fellowships to honor the life and work of journalist
Daniel Pearl
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. Daniel Pearl Fellows have been placed with the Washington, D.C. bureau of the ''
Wall Street Journal
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'', ''
Los Angeles Times
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'', ''
Berkshire Eagle
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'' and ''
North Adams Transcript
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''.
Foundation Staff and Board Directors
Sources:
* Randall Smith (President)
* Jonathan Friendly (Chairman)
* Patrick J. Stueve (Treasurer)
David J. Reed(Program Director)
* John Schirger (Director)
* Sridharan Ramakrishnan (Director)
Advisory Board
Source:
*Joanna Ossinger
*Gilbert Bailón
*Kevin Drew
*Marina Walker Guevara
*Joseph Odindo
*Francesco Marconi
*Jackie Combs-Nelson
*Rob Eshman
*Teri Hayt
*Greg Victor
See also
*
Alfred Friendly
References
External links
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Organizations established in 1984
Foundations based in the United States
American journalism organizations
International journalism organizations
1984 establishments in the United States