Safety Ambassador Fellowship

The Safety Ambassador Fellowship is a cohort-based program that trains journalists to serve as local resources on physical, digital, and psychosocial safety. Fellows gain expertise in risk assessment, deliver virtual and in-person workshops, and support newsroom safety policy development. The program includes individualized mentoring, a small stipend, and potential paid opportunities with the organizer and partners.

Individualized mentoring from journalism safety experts, a small stipend, potential paid opportunities with IWMF and partners, visibility as an IWMF Safety Ambassador at conferences and trainings.

Applicants must be working in journalism, based in the U.S., willing to commit 10 hours per month over a 6-month period, and able to deliver 4 training sessions after completion. The program is open to journalists of all genders who have a desire to teach, train and learn.

Applicants submit an application via the IWMF Submittable application form.