The National Press Foundation is pleased to welcome 20 journalists from across the country to its 2024 Widening the Pipeline Fellowship, designed to support journalists of color staying in – and leading – the newsrooms of tomorrow.

The 20 journalists represent local, national and non-profit news outlets from Massachusetts to Utah and bring with them a wealth of experiences from a variety of media.

Widening the Pipeline was established to address the ongoing challenge of diversifying American newsrooms. Journalists of color comprise less than 25 percent of newsroom staff, and their percentage in leadership roles is even smaller.

The 2024 Widening fellows will follow the path set by the inaugural class of 25, who traveled to Washington, D.C., for two in-person trainings and participated in monthly virtual sessions.

After online orientation in January, the new class of Widening the Pipeline fellows will travel to Washington, D.C., in February 2024 for in-person training and to attend the National Press Foundation’s Annual Awards Dinner.  The fellows will hear from a range of speakers who will provide insights and guidance about how to strengthen their expertise, navigate their career paths and benefit from peer and mentoring support. The journalists will be matched with experienced journalism mentors who will serve as advisers during the year-long program.

The new Widening the Pipeline fellows are:

Almaz Abedje | The Associated Press | Virginia

Aydali Campa | Inside Climate News | Illinois

Ambar Castillo | Epicenter-NYC | New York

Caroline Colvin | Industry Dive | Maryland

Bradford William Davis | Freelance | New York

Sarah Elbeshbishi | Mountain State Spotlight | West Virginia

Olivia Evans | The Courier-Journal/USA Today Network | Kentucky

Fernanda Figueroa | Austin American-Statesman | Texas

Michael Lee | The Salt Lake Tribune | Utah

Bianca Quilantan | Politico | Washington, D.C.

Nushrat Rahman | The Detroit Free Press | Michigan

Briana Rice | Michigan Radio | Michigan

Aditi Sangal | CNN | New York

Kayla Sharpe | Bloomberg Government | Virginia

Mehr Sher | Carolina Public Press | North Carolina

Lily Smith | The Des Moines Register | Iowa

Julian Sorapuru | The Boston Globe | Massachusetts

Brandon Tensley | Capital B News | Washington, D.C.

Shardae White | KERA | Texas

Kaisha Young | PBS NewsHour | Georgia

This fellowship is sponsored by the Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation and Lenovo. NPF is solely responsible for the content.