Mahoning Matters reporter Kelcey Norris accepted into national fellowship
Mahoning Matters reporter Kelcey Norris was recently chosen to participate in the Dow Jones News Fund Early Career Program, which allows young journalists to learn and grow through training from national journalists.
What is the Dow Jones News Fund Early Career Program?
Norris was one of four journalists selected nationwide for the program by McClatchy, the parent organization of Mahoning Matters.
She started the program last month with a training in Nashville, Tenn., followed by weekly Zoom training.
“I am honored that McClatchy and my editor Chris chose me to attend this three-day conference in Nashville.,” she said. We learned about the newsroom at The Tennessean and met fellow reporters from California, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, Texas and everywhere in between, including Brazil.”
“I was able to get one-on-one mentorship with Dr. Karen Dunlap about how to get to the heart of the stories and make my reporting better. I learned about how A.I. is changing our realities and skills on how to think of unique, community-based stories.”
How long does the program go?
Norris will finish the program later this month in Washington, D.C.
“The program brings women and men of all different backgrounds and ethnicities in to speak,” she added. “They helped us feel better about being the future of journalism and more confident as younger reporters still getting context.”
Norris was also part of the Feb. 16 White House press pool for President Biden’s visit to East Palestine.
”Kelcey is great to work with and it’s exciting to see her work being recognized nationwide,” Mahoning Matters Editor Chris Pugh said. “We look forward to seeing her work continue to grow.”
“The Dow Jones News Fund has long been a trusted, reliable training ground for future journalists who’ve participated in our flagship internship program. And, as we’ve learned from newsroom partners and the inaugural cohort of this early career training program, there is a strong appetite for career development opportunities inside local or smaller newsrooms. We’re thrilled to see the program’s expansion with new and returning newsrooms,” said Brent Jones, president of the Dow Jones News Fund.
“We are very fortunate to have a deep pool of talented alumni and friends of the News Fund who are stepping up to train and mentor the next generation of journalists,” said Shirley Carswell, executive director of the News Fund. “Our presenters include Pulitzer-prize winners, industry executives, and talented journalists from The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Bloomberg, NPR, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and others.”
This story was originally published February 16, 2024 at 3:46 PM.