World Press Institute

Join us in our mission to promote and strengthen the principles of a free press internationally. Home of the #WPIFellowship.

[World Press Institute @worldpressinst]

Apps for the 2026 WPI Fellowship close Sunday.
Not a press tour. Not a conference. A chance to understand how power moves in the US: across courts, newsrooms, tech policy, & civil society.
For journalists seeking context + access.
Deadline: Feb 15
Apply: https://t.co/i1OtociS21

[World Press Institute @worldpressinst]

Applications are open for the 2026 WPI Fellowship!

9 weeks of traveling across the US, starting and ending in Minnesota. 5+ years of journalism experience required.

⏳ Deadline: 15 Feb 2026
🔗 Apply: https://t.co/i1Otocikct

#Journalism #PressFreedom #Minnesota

[World Press Institute @worldpressinst]

🚨 Announcing the 2025 WPI Fellows!

9 journalists. 9 countries. 9 weeks in the US this fall.

From coast to coast, they’ll explore AI in newsrooms, media trust, and press freedom—at a critical moment for international journalism.

🌍 Meet them: https://t.co/FVOLY2T3Db

[World Press Institute @worldpressinst]

Applications are open for the next #WPIFellowship!

This once-in-a-lifetime experience offers unparalleled professional development to 10 non-US-based journalists via firsthand exposure to U.S. governance, politics, biz, media ethics & culture.

https://t.co/i1Otocikct

[Gugulethu Mfuphi @gugumfuphi]

So over the last few weeks of been part of the @worldpressinst fellowship for 2024. It’s been a whirlwind of activity having travelled to more 6 major cities. It’s an immersive programme. If you follow me on @instagram you would know.

I’ll share more in the next few days.

[Greater Nogales Santa Cruz County Port Authority @PortNogales]

The PA welcomed the @worldpressinst fellows, representing 11 different countries. The fellows gained firsthand insight into the dynamics of a border community and its importance to trade, tourism and national security. We are always ready to show realities beyond the headlines!

[Central AZ Project @CAPArizona]

Today, CAP was honored to host the 2024 World Press Institute's International Fellows, journalists from 10 different countries! ⁦@worldpressinst⁩

[Global Press Journal @GlobalPress]

✅Do you want to change how civil liberties are covered in your community?
✅Are you looking for a newsroom that invests in your professional development?
✅Are you eager to collaborate with a global team?

If so, this is the perfect opportunity for you: https://t.co/u1vMp2aS6a

[Gugulethu Mfuphi @gugumfuphi]

We will be live in 35 mins … 🎤

🇺🇸 CST : 12:00
CAT 🇿🇦 : 19:00

Stream live:
https://t.co/PQL911wkOp

[World Press Institute @worldpressinst]

#IowaCity -- come hear from 2024 #WPIFellowship fellows @Kakangi01, @anandobhakto, @AnaBazoReisman & @gugumfuphi at the
@ICPL TONIGHT!

RSVP: https://t.co/XiVhYahBK0

[El-Kakangi @Kakangi01]

Myself, alongside fellow journalist from Peru, South Africa and India will be on the panel in Iowa City to discuss journalism and democracy as part of the @worldpressinst fellowship 2024. #wpi #wpi2023 #journalism #uspresidentialelection2024

[Xhemajl Rexha @xhemajl_rexha]

My first blog for @worldpressinst on Minnesota and Wisconsin voters and their thoughts on Nov 5 elections #wpifellowship2024 https://t.co/UNQNwjJgw4

[World Press Institute @worldpressinst]

The 2024 #WPIFellowship is 2 weeks down! We've spent time in the Twin Cities, in the small town of Grand Marais up in northern Minnesota, and now Wisconsin. Next up: Iowa City.

If you want to follow along with the itinerary, you can see that here: https://t.co/CkTcVjGY2S

[World Press Institute @worldpressinst]

Here's another great upcoming opportunity from @pulitzercenter!

https://t.co/RKZ3n14ZsG

[Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter]

On October 9, join AI Spotlight Series coaches @glichfield & @tsimonite for a webinar, in partnership with @CLIP_AmericaLat, designed for editors who are shaping coverage of AI technologies worldwide.

There are limited spots available, apply now!
👉 https://t.co/588CTbstxP

[World Press Institute @worldpressinst]

We are meeting with folks from the @pulitzercenter as part of the #WPIFellowship and are excited to share this opportunity they are are offering for the wider journalist community!

#AITraining #AIReporting

[Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter]

Join AI Spotlight Series coach @gabriels_geiger for an introduction to reporting on AI webinar.

Learn more about the history of AI, how the technology works, and how journalists can report on its global impacts.

Register now! 👉 https://t.co/Id5MBFu8Ve

[Global Minnesota @GlobalMinnesota]

Discover how foreign media organizations cover their local elections at our forum this week featuring the @worldpressinst fellows!

https://t.co/HsSr0tClbH

[World Press Institute @worldpressinst]

If you're in the Twin Cities, join us for Tuesday evening's free "Election Watch" public forum!

Hear insights from 10 journalists from around the globe; get out in time to catch the #TrumpHarrisDebate!

https://t.co/OqbcOszYbH

[World Press Institute @worldpressinst]

We’ve met the #WPIFellowship class of 2024 — @Ludyniewicz, @RalitsaF, @SannaRaitaaho, @anandobhakto, @Cesare_Tre, @xhemajl_rexha, Ibrahim Haruna, @AnaBazoReisman, @gugumfuphi, @KZeleniuk — & are excited to kick off their 9-wk fellowship journey tomorrow!

[World Press Institute @worldpressinst]

With 10 days until the start of the 2024 #WPIFellowship on 9/6, we thought we’d introduce you to our 10 fellows!

Tune in daily to learn more about our dynamic class of 2024!

[World Press Institute @worldpressinst]

@yle @KZeleniuk 👟 Fav way to relax: Sport and reading books

📚 Reading right now: Timothy Andrews Sayle Enduring Alliance: A History of NATO and the Postwar Global Order

Welcome, @KZeleniuk! 👋

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[World Press Institute @worldpressinst]

First up in our Meet The Fellows series:
@Ludyniewicz🇧🇷!

📍Ponta Grossa / São Paulo

✍️ @folha @Estadao

🦸 Superpower: Ability to find cool places to listen to some music

🎶 Favorite way to relax: Playing trombone with my Carnival friends

🦐 Favorite food: Shrimp

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[World Press Institute @worldpressinst]

@yle @KZeleniuk 🦸 Superpowers: I’m always on time, can quickly organize a group of people for some event and of course can cook something delicious from Ukrainian cuisine.

👂If you could have dinner with any journalist living or dead: Ukrainian journalist Georgiy Gongadze, killed in 2000

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