This track strengthens the career trajectories of the journalists that RFW supports. 

We achieve this through a combination of hands-on training, in-person and virtual workshops, collaborative reporting opportunities and beat-focused mentorship. 

RFW member journalists also meet through regional and thematic forums, where they exchange ideas on their current reporting, collaborate with each other and request additional support from the program. 

The second track primarily serves the editors and founders at the member newsrooms by supporting their impact efforts, from new forms of storytelling and increased audience engagement, to creating accountability and revenue around the beats.

We analyze impact related to individual stories and beats to explore ways of integrating successful methods into newsrooms’ editorial planning.