Mission

The American Journalism Institute, the flagship program of the Daily Caller News Foundation, is a fellowship training program for up-and-coming reporters. We train, mentor and launch a new generation of reporters, all the while providing full-time salary and benefits.

Fellows attend structured journalism classes, hone their skills in mandatory workshops and participate in quarterly field trips. They also learn from the best in monthly “Off the Record” lectures featuring prominent journalists and newsmakers. Lastly, our reporters are trained to adhere to strict ethical standards.

After their two-year training is completed, we help our graduates obtain jobs either in the conservative news ecosystem, which is starved for talent, or at major media outlets that appreciate the quality of the journalists we graduate.

We set a high bar for young reporters, and the results speak for themselves. Our alumni are White House correspondents, radio talk show hosts, investigative reporters and respected journalists. Here’s a list of where you can find our graduates.

Read about our leadership team here. Our office is located less than two blocks from the White House in downtown Washington, D.C.  

If you are a recent graduate, or graduating soon, and are interested in becoming a fellow, an intern, or a contributor, please check out the opportunities here. 

Below is a brief video describing our program from past fellows.