Journalists may see more post-grad opportunities in the coming years as a new bill before the legislature seeks to establish 12 journalism fellowships.
The bill is one of five proposed this year aimed at supporting local journalism. Rep. Kate Farrar, D-West Hartford, has sponsored all of the bills as part of an effort to bring the decline of local news in Connecticut to the attention of the state legislature.
House Bill 6076, An Act Funding Journalism Fellowships for Graduates of Public Institutions of Higher Education, seeks to bolster local news outlets by offering recent college graduates fellowship opportunities in the state. Farrar said in an interview that this bill, and several of the others, were inspired by similar legislation in New York and Illinois.
