Part of the First Cohort of “Niche Media Entrepreneurs” Selected by Craig Newmark School of Journalism, City of New York to participate in the Entrepreneurial Journalism Creators Program. Recieved a Facebook Journalism Project Scholarship, which covered the full $4,000 program tuition.
The program was aimed at a fast-growing trend among journalists striking out on their own with small businesses. More than 160 people from 56 countries applied to be part of the first cohort. The 20 people accepted into the program include journalists from United States as well as Germany, Brazil, Tanzania, Hong Kong, Qatar, Switzerland, Singapore, Turkey and Mexico.
Pallavi Sareen
Pronouns: She, her, hers
Country of origin: India
Current location: Jammu and Kashmir, India
Pallavi Sareen is an Indian journalist working in Jammu and Kashmir. She is the founding editor of Straight Line, a news organization which aims to bring diverse voices to the forefront. Her venture focuses on hyper-local developmental and civic stories in regional languages that cater to the Dogra identity. During the program, she wants to work on the revenue model and audience growth of her venture. She has held various positions in media organizations in Jammu and Kashmir. Since the start of her career in 2018, Sareen has reported extensively on a wide range of political, economic and social stories from the area, often reporting live on big news stories. She has a master’s degree in Mass Communication and New Media from Central University of Jammu.
She received a Facebook Journalism Project Scholarship.
First Cohort of “Niche Media Entrepreneurs” Selected for New Certificate Program – Newmark J-School
The Entrepreneurial Journalism Creators Program at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism has chosen its inaugural cohort of 20 media entrepreneurs. They’ll start the virtual program on Oct. 13 to develop newsletters, podcasts, local sites, and other niche news products serving their audiences and communities.
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Duration of the program: October 13, 2020 to January 29, 2021
