NGP’s Chesterton Media Fellowship is a six-month, part-time fellowship for talented young writers who want to chart a course for American renewal. Fellows write one op-ed per month, which NGP will help place in a national outlet. Fellows also attend training webinars with accomplished journalists and receive a $1,200 stipend at the completion of the fellowship.
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Letter from The Director
It can be scary to dip your toe into opinion and commentary – up until a few years ago, I preferred to stay on the straight news side of things! Sharing my own analysis felt intimidating and even a little too personal. I don’t expect these young students and recent graduates to have answers to all of society’s ills, but I know that they have stories and ideas inside of them that other people will want to read.
We’re taking the fellowship’s name from beloved author G.K. Chesterton, who was known for advocating for capital-T Truth with wit and winsomeness. Chesterton didn’t just write fiction and apologetics – he also wrote a ridiculous number of newspaper columns, which skillfully combined his knowledge of Scripture, literature, and history.
Our tagline for the fellowship is “Cultivating swordsmanship of the pen.” It’s easy to get discouraged by the amount of sheer noise that’s online now. Who can you trust? Who covers the topics that matter? I’m going to help these young writers learn to cut down the lies that pervade our culture, but our goal isn’t just to destroy and expose. It’s to create and inspire. Putting forth a positive vision for our culture is the most important goal that we’ve set for the Chesterton Media Fellowship.
Evie Solheim Director of the Chesterton Media Fellowship
