Fellowships at The Narwhal
Fellowships at The Narwhal are part of our commitment to building capacity in Canadian media for rigorous, nuanced and original reporting on the environment and the natural world.
These fellowships focus on immersive, practical training within our award-winning newsroom, allowing fellows to cultivate in-demand professional skills to advance their careers and make an impact.
Our fellowships
- Indigenous Editorial
- Indigenous Journalism (info coming soon)
- BIPOC Photojournalism
- BIPOC Art & Design
About The Narwhal
The Narwhal is an award-winning online magazine that publishes in-depth and investigative journalism about Canada’s natural world. As a leader in non-profit journalism in Canada, The Narwhal is supported by more than 7,000 members.
The storytellers in any society hold tremendous power. At The Narwhal, we recognize that this power represents both a privilege and a responsibility and we aim to use this power for the public good.
To that end, we must recognize the inequities in Canadian media and in Canadian society at large. The Canadian Association of Journalists’ 2021 newsroom diversity survey found that 25 per cent of journalists in Canadian newsrooms were non-white. Notably, only 15 per cent of Canadian newsrooms had a non-white journalist in a top-three editorial position. As of the 2016 census, Indigenous and racialized people comprised more than 27 per cent of the Canadian population.
The Narwhal is committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and we recognize we have a lot of work to do in this area.
A team that reflects the communities we work in enhances the relevance and substance of our journalism and is essential in fulfilling our mission to foster a deeper understanding of some of the most contentious issues of our time.
