The National Press Foundation has selected 30 journalists for its 2025 Federal Action, Local Impact Journalism Fellowship to be held in Washington, D.C., Oct. 7-9. The new cohort of fellows will learn from a roster of top experts, insiders and veteran journalists about how to follow the massive shifts happening at the federal level and what that means for their own communities. The journalists will bring their knowledge back to serve the public in 25 states, reporting for public media, local newspapers and digital nonprofit newsrooms.

As always, these trainings are free for accepted fellows, including travel coverage. At a time when journalists need more support than ever, the National Press Foundation is proud to support hardworking reporters like these:

The journalists are: 

Sapna Bansil | The Baltimore Banner | Maryland

Jourdan Bennett-Begaye | ICT | Virginia

Julietta Bisharyan | Modesto Bee | California

Rhyma Castillo | San Antonio Express-News | Texas

Jeanette DeDios | KUNM-FM | New Mexico

Olivia Diaz | Associated Press | Virginia

Kirstin Garriss | Independent | Washington, D.C.

Lauren Gibbons | Bridge Michigan | Michigan

Bennet Goldstein | Wisconsin Watch | Wisconsin

Laura Guido | Idaho Capital Sun | Idaho

Raisa Habersham | Miami Herald | Florida

Simmerdeep Kaur | Walla Walla Union-Bulletin | Washington

Sean Keenan | Atlanta Civic Circle | Georgia

Amir Khafagy | Documented | New York

Charlotte Matherly | Concord Monitor / Monadnock Ledger-Transcript | New Hampshire

Abbey McDonald | Salem Reporter | Oregon

Jack McGee | Springfield Daily Citizen | Missouri

Whitney McKnight | The Edge | Kentucky

Sarah Michels | Carolina Public Press | North Carolina

Kamal Morgan | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Texas

Hannah Pinski | Louisville Courier Journal | Kentucky

Mini Racker | The Nevada Independent | Washington, D.C.

Carmen Russell-Sluchansky | WHYY | Pennsylvania

Katarina Sostaric | Iowa Public Radio | Iowa

Douglas Soule | WUSF | Florida

Mary Steurer | North Dakota Monitor | North Dakota

Mike Tony | Charleston Gazette-Mail | West Virginia

Taylor Vance | Mississippi Today | Mississippi

Micaela Watts | The Institute for Public Service Reporting | Tennessee

Ethan Weinstein | VTDigger | Vermont

This fellowship is sponsored by Arnold Ventures. NPF is solely responsible for the content.