A Texas-size welcome to 14 summer fellows joining the Tribune

Fellows work with experienced professionals across the Tribune, bringing fresh perspectives, enthusiasm and valuable skills.

The Texas Tribune welcomes 14 talented students and recent college graduates to our fellowship program this summer. Eager to put their classroom lessons into practice, these bright minds come from diverse backgrounds and academic training and they are keen to learn, contribute and gain valuable experience.

The state’s go-to source for Texas politics and public policy news, the Tribune offers paid fellowships to college students each spring, summer and fall. Journalism fellows play key roles in our most important work, covering the biennial legislative sessions, elections, and changes to the environment and climate, among other important topics. See recent work by Texas Tribune fellows here.

Over the summer, our fellows will work alongside our experienced professionals on various teams, including data visuals, design, engagement, engineering, events, marketing and communications, photography and reporting. Fellows can expect to tackle real-world projects, contribute innovative ideas, participate in workshops and training sessions, and collaborate with their peers.

Engineering fellow Angela Voit will look for opportunities for AI to enhance our products and processes across the organization and work with us to explore and build tools in this growing space. Voit, a senior data science major at the University of Michigan, said in her application that she wants to apply human-centered design in developing AI for the Tribune.

“From my time at the [student-run Michigan] Daily, I've seen that newsroom engineering has the potential to use AI to improve user experience both for the readers and the internal staffers,” she said.

Generous donors have bolstered the Tribune’s fellowship program, establishing named fellowships such as the Dallas Press Club Foundation Fellowships, as well as Martin Taylor's underwriting of the Tribune HBCU Fellowships. We are grateful for their support.

Dallas Press Club Foundation reporting fellow Juan Salinas II, a senior journalism major at the University of Texas at Arlington, said in his application that he wants to cover government and politics after graduation.

“There are not enough people with different social backgrounds covering government,” Salinas said. “We all have blind spots, so it is important that newsrooms have people who see things from a different lens. I believe that I could provide a working-class perspective. I hope to provide meaningful coverage to people in Texas, especially to the cities and counties that don’t have a dedicated newspaper.”

We're confident this new group of fellows will bring the Tribune fresh perspectives, enthusiasm and valuable skills. Please join us in giving them a warm welcome as big as Texas.

Our summer fellows

Disclosure: University of Texas - Arlington, University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at Austin - McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin - Texas Enterprise - McCombs School of Business and University of Texas at Austin - Texas Performing Arts have been financial supporters of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Financial supporters play no role in the Tribune's journalism. Find a complete list of them here.

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