{"id":3285,"date":"2023-12-15T15:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T22:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/keiserarchive\/?p=3285"},"modified":"2023-12-20T15:13:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T22:13:56","slug":"seattle-times-was-news-fellowship-draws-heavy-interest-highlights-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/keiserarchive\/2023\/12\/15\/seattle-times-was-news-fellowship-draws-heavy-interest-highlights-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Times: WA\u2019s news fellowship draws heavy interest, highlights need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Washington\u2019s local-news fellowship takes shape, one thing is already clear.<\/p>\n<p>The program, which is placing eight journalists at local news outlets starting early next year, will provide just a fraction of what\u2019s needed to restore and sustain essential, civic news coverage.<\/p>\n<p>That profound need was apparent in 40 applications from news outlets vying for the eight fellows, who will be placed by Washington State University\u2019s Murrow School.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Shors, the school\u2019s journalism chair, said reading the applications is \u201csobering, to consider the need that\u2019s out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt really drives home to you the depth and the breadth of the information needs across the state,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s not a rural issue or a Puget Sound issue, it\u2019s not limited to just one platform. 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