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Program Director for @nytimes's Local Investigations Fellowship.
Long Beach, CA
Joined June 2008
Excited to work on a long-term project through the NYT Local Investigations Fellowship. And grateful to my wonderful @chicagotribune colleagues for all the help and guidance over the past 2.5 years.
The Local Investigations Fellowship is thrilled to welcome @nellbsalzman to its 2025-26 class. Nell joins @Amari_Clare, @Sammy_Sussman, @kristianreports, @yanqixu_ and Alicia Inez Guzmán in producing ambitious local investigative journalism.
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It is an extraordinary honor to receive a @PolkAwards in Local Reporting for our coverage of Baltimore's overdose crisis, published by @BaltimoreBanner and @nytimes Local Investigations Fellowship.
thebanner.com
Baltimore Banner reporters Alissa Zhu, Jessica Gallagher and Nick Thieme have won the organization’s first George Polk Award for their local investigative work.
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The New York Times Fellowship is now accepting applications for its 2025-26 class. The program offers early career journalists the opportunity to work in the newsroom for one year.
nytco.com
The New York Times today opened applications for its 2025-26 Times Fellowship, a yearlong work program aimed at cultivating the next generation of journalists for The Times and the news industry at…
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The @BaltimoreBanner's overdose reporting team is answering questions on Reddit today. AMA! 👇 https://t.co/bdaZAVZ4kq
reddit.com
Explore this post and more from the IAmA community
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Local newsrooms, check this out: @wearehearken is offering a limited number of "engaged elections" trainings and use of their suite of engagement tools, for free. Great way to reach new audiences. Apply by 8-13.
electionsos.com
Engaged Elections Training + Hearken’s EMS = Winning Combo Back by popular demand, we're offering the Engaged Elections cohort training. Thanks to generous support from the Knight Foundation, we’re...
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👋 If you're at #NABJ2024 and want to talk about how pursue your local investigative story idea through the @nytimes's Local Investigations Fellowship, reach out. We're taking applications for next year's cohort. https://t.co/Hg8Jlb48Bg
#NABJ24
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NEW: WSJ editor in chief @emmatuckerWSJ emails staff with the good news that Evan Gershkovich is free
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If you're at #NAHJ24 this week and want to hear about how @nytimes's Local Investigations Fellowship can help you pursue that local investigative story you've been wanting to pursue, find me!
nytco.com
This program is a one-year investigative reporting fellowship to develop the next generation of great reporters to do this essential type of accountability journalism at the local level.
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AAJA-LA chapter members: If you'd like to join us, please RSVP by Sunday, 6/22, for this panel - unless you're already registered for @IRE_NICAR
Get tips on how to make investigative collaborations between pros and early-career reporters work. Saturday 6/22 3-4 p.m. Anaheim Marriott, Grand F lobby level RSVP required by Sunday 6/16 to aajalalosangeles@gmail.com for AAJA-LA members who are NOT registered for @IRE_NICAR
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If you're a journalist of color at #IRE24, please stop by the mixer @propublica is sponsoring on Friday, June 21. We'd love to connect!
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Reminder for folks at #IRE24: Join us today to talk local investigations. If you can't make it and want to hear more about the program, I'll be here through Saturday.
Reporters: Got a really good investigative project you want to work on for a year? Come talk to @nytimes's Local Investigations Fellowship staff at #IRE24! Join me, @deanbaquet, @kmcgrory and Chris Davis for a @IRE_NICAR info session.
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Love a conference 20 minutes from home. Welcome to SoCal, #IRE24!
I just got to Anaheim for #IRE24. So excited to hang out with 1,500 of the best journalists in the world this week. Looking forward to learning a lot and getting inspired and recharged. Say hi! 👋🏼 @IRE_NICAR
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@nytimes @deanbaquet @kmcgrory @IRE_NICAR Friday, June 21, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. If you can't make it, check out our application and FAQ here, and reach out with Qs.
nytco.com
This program is a one-year investigative reporting fellowship to develop the next generation of great reporters to do this essential type of accountability journalism at the local level.
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Reporters: Got a really good investigative project you want to work on for a year? Come talk to @nytimes's Local Investigations Fellowship staff at #IRE24! Join me, @deanbaquet, @kmcgrory and Chris Davis for a @IRE_NICAR info session.
schedules.ire.org
Welcome to the #IRE24 conference schedule!
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Recruiting season is underway. Friends at #INNDays24, come find me at the @nytimes booth to talk about the Local Investigations Fellowship and other programs/jobs. Good a good local investigative pitch? We're taking applications. https://t.co/gVOvcaxGHf
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People are dying every day in Baltimore and almost nobody has been talking about it -- not city leaders, not the state, and not the media. We hope this joint @baltimorebanner @nytimes investigation starts an important conversation. The numbers are astounding.
Since fentanyl, the overdose death rate in Baltimore has climbed up and up, now 2x as high as the next big city’s. When we first started reporting last year, I knew that things were bad, but not this bad. Turns out, even city leaders didn’t know. 🧵
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In its very first year, the New York Times Local Investigative Fellowship is a Pulitzer finalist. Incredible. And by the way, it is accepting applications. Apply! https://t.co/pBjlM0jQpq
https://t.co/Iq07REGj45
@deanbaquet @sona @kmcgrory @adamplayford
pulitzer.org
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Congratulations to @nytimes Local Investigations Fellows on being finalists for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative reporting!
Tonight one of our 6 incredible finalists will be named the winner of the 2024 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting live at the Goldsmith Awards Ceremony. You can join us remotely via livestream at 6PM ET: https://t.co/mOSfaj9x0C 🧵 In the meantime, meet our finalists…
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