O'Brien Fellowship

Exposing injustice. Igniting change. That's the O'Brien difference.

Our Fellowship @MarquetteU equips reporters with valuable tools to make real-world change.

[O'Brien Fellowship @MUOBrien]

The application period for the O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism closes in one week!

🗓 Deadline: February 15 at 11:59 PM CT

🔗 Apply here: https://t.co/CS8D5iMtSN

Questions: [email protected]

#Marquette #Journalism #OBrienFellowship #Fellowship #MU

[O'Brien Fellowship @MUOBrien]

Thank you to Dana Hedgepeth and Sari Horwitz of @washingtonpost for sharing their 18-month investigation at the 2025 Burleigh Media Ethics Lecture. Their reporting on Native American boarding schools exemplifies the integrity and impact of investigative journalism.
#mediaethics

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Check out 25-26 Fellow, Eddie B. Allen Jr.'s first part of his project: https://t.co/QwXaLovR75

[O'Brien Fellowship @MUOBrien]

At just 22, Jolan Kruse is already redefining what journalism can be. Reporting on missing and murdered Indigenous people in the Northern Plains, she’s proof that public service journalism still matters.

https://t.co/JAYgAwX14N

[O'Brien Fellowship @MUOBrien]

Chronic staffing gaps and lead hazards hurt Milwaukee Public Schools. 2024-25 O’Brien Fellow Rory Linnane and Marquette students investigate. Read: https://t.co/fx23lAuB0y #OBRienFellowship #InvestigativeJournalism #PublicSchools

[O'Brien Fellowship @MUOBrien]

@jeffgerritt A record number of journalists -- more than 60 -- applied for O'Brien Fellowships this year. Many proposals were worthy, but O'Brien can fund only four fellowships a year. I wish we had more. The nation needs to hear these untold stories. Thanks to all who applied.

[O'Brien Fellowship @MUOBrien]

A record number of journalists -- more than 60 -- applied for O'Brien Fellowships this year. Many proposals were worthy, but O'Brien can fund only four fellowships a year. I wish we had more. The nation needs to hear these untold stories. Thanks to all who applied. #loweclass

[O'Brien Fellowship @MUOBrien]

Today is the 60th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X. His courage, integrity, and evolving mind should inspire journalists today, who too often censor and silence themselves to please the powerful.

[O'Brien Fellowship @MUOBrien]

2025-2026 applicants are being accepted until January 19th, 2025.

Do you want to have the #TheOBrienAdvantage?
https://t.co/MVoGvhKmGe

[O'Brien Fellowship @MUOBrien]

2025-2026 Fellow applications are being accepted until January 19th, 2025.

Do you want to have the #TheOBrienAdvantage?

Apply today at: https://t.co/xcRMxxU65p

[O'Brien Fellowship @MUOBrien]

@MUCollegeofComm & O’Brien welcome Nicole Dungca, Claire Healy, and Andrew Ba Tran of The Washington Post for The Annual Burleigh Media Ethics Lecture tomorrow from 3:30-5:00 pm in the Eisenberg Reading Room, Sensenbrenner 304.

https://t.co/N8hcObE2nE

[O'Brien Fellowship @MUOBrien]

Former Fellow, Angela Peterson (2023-2024), captured moments in time at Greentree-Teutonia Apartments, a low-income housing complex that sits on 14 acres on Milwaukee's north side. The community houses more than 700 residents.

Read more here: https://t.co/dFcqgi1OfK

[O'Brien Fellowship @MUOBrien]

@leehawkins fellow (2022-2023) produced a podcast titled "What Happened In Alabama?"

The podcast is a series born out of personal experiences of intergenerational trauma, and the impacts of Jim Crow that exist beyond what we understand about segregation.

[O'Brien Fellowship @MUOBrien]

The O'Brien Fellow is excited to officially announce @jeffgerritt as our new Program Director!

We are excited about what he will bring to the program and its future.

Read more about Jeffery Gerritt: https://t.co/nDZQ5fQEzZ

[O'Brien Fellowship @MUOBrien]

Please welcome our 2024-2025 Fellows as they are now on campus and already beginning their projects!

#MarquetteUniversity #TheOBrienFellowship #Milwaukee #SocialJustice #BeTheDifference #WeAreMarquette #Marquette

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A must read here by former @MUOB Fellow @sarah_e_carr. No pun intended.

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We’re excited to announce our next class of O’Brien Fellows, who plan in-depth journalism on criminal justice, education and climate change. @Ms_SAH @AbigailKramer11 @RoryLinnane @MUCollegeofComm @MarquetteU

Read more on our next class: https://t.co/2g3JxxWjUP

[O'Brien Fellowship @MUOBrien]

Congratulations @ndungca @clurhealy @abtran of @washingtonpost for the hard-earned @Poynter Dori J. Maynard Justice Award for your investigation into the Smithsonian’s collection of human remains. https://t.co/HK2n2eReAq

[O'Brien Fellowship @MUOBrien]

Journalists rely on FOIA to access government information, but the information isn’t always readily available.

Join us for the 2024 Nieman Lecture to discuss the state of freedom of information laws, the problems and potential solutions.

Register here: https://t.co/AgijDpE1al

[O'Brien Fellowship @MUOBrien]

It's the most in-depth look at WI gun owners' views to date.

[Journal Sentinel Investigations @js_watchdog]

For @MUOBrien, we asked WI gun owners:
- What types of guns do you own?
- How do you store them?
- Have you held a gun for someone in crisis?

It's the most in-depth look at WI gun owners' views to date. Stories @john_diedrich, graphics by @evawen_WQH:

https://t.co/Iuf6odaoDt