WDET and Feet In 2 Worlds Partner on Launch of Detroit Food Journalism Fellowship

WDET is excited to announce a new partnership with Feet in 2 Worlds (Fi2W) and the launch of a fellowship for immigrant journalists and journalists of color in Detroit.

The Feet in 2 Worlds Detroit Food Journalism Fellowship will provide opportunities for three journalists to gain skills in audio and multimedia reporting. Fellows and their stories will appear on WDET’s daily arts and culture program, CultureShift, and in Feet in 2 World’s forthcoming national online food magazine. Fellows will be based in WDET’s newsroom and will receive training and mentoring by Feet in 2 Worlds, as well as compensation for work produced during the fellowship. The program is scheduled to run from late September through December 2018. Interested journalists are encouraged to apply here through August 20th.

“WDET is committed to not only increasing the diversity of voices and perspectives that appear in our programming, but the diversity of people who are reporting on and producing those stories,” says Michelle Srbinovich, General Manager at WDET. “We’re looking forward to working with a partner who shares that commitment.”

Since its founding in 2004, hundreds of immigrant journalists have participated in Feet in 2 Worlds training programs, enhancing their skills and allowing them to advance their careers. The partnership follows a one-day food journalism workshop hosted by Feet in 2 Worlds in June as part of Detroit’s Allied Media Conference. Over 20 people attended the workshop, which was designed to help journalists, journalism students and culinary professionals improve their skills in telling stories about food from immigrant communities.

“We are thrilled to be in partnership with WDET and to bring Fi2W’s unique and highly effective training and mentoring methods to Detroit,” said John Rudolph, Executive Producer and founder of Feet in 2 Worlds. “Detroit has a wealth of food stories waiting to be told. We look forward to working with immigrant journalists in the city to help them reach new audiences on public radio and online.”

WDET is supporting this fellowship through its recently launched Detroit StoryMakers initiative. Additional support for the fellowship is provided by The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, The International Association of Culinary Professionals’ Foundation, The Culinary Trust, and its Growing Leaders Food Writing program. The Food Writing Program is funded with the support of the Boston Foundation.