Hostwriter is excited to announce the 2025 European Journalism x AI Fellowship for News Creators, a fully funded training initiative designed for news creators across Europe who are new to AI and curious about its impact on their daily lives as workers and journalists. This fellowship offers a chance to join a collaborative cohort where you will learn how to harness and evaluate AI in your work. Our goal is to equip you with the skills to productively engage with generative AI, both as beneficiaries and as critics, and to scrutinize it from an ethical standpoint.
About the fellowship: The media landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) at its forefront. As audiences shift, particularly younger generations, increasingly turn to social media for news, AI presents both a major challenge, like the proliferation of misinformation and the erosion of trust in journalism, and a unique opportunity. This moment calls for a new kind of journalist: the “news creator” – equipped with the skills with in-depth explainers and narratives to tell the truth backed with facts.
We are seeking creators who are currently pushing the boundaries of news distribution, using any of the following mediums, from TikTok to Youtube shots, instagram reels, X, LinkedIn, newsletters, or podcasts to deliver high-quality, verified information from a journalistic lens.
Selected fellows will receive:
• A 250€ stipend upon completion of the course.
• A certificate for the Coursera course “Google AI Essentials”.
• Exclusive access to a Europe-wide peer network of journalists exploring the future of the field.
• Virtual training sessions offered in either the morning or afternoon for easy attendance.
• Online access to modules, with individual learning expected between sessions.
Virtual training is offered either in the morning or the afternoon, to make attendance easy:
Morning Sessions 11:00am – 2:30pm CEST on October 1st, October 10th, October 17th and October 24th.
Afternoon Session 2:30pm – 6:00pm CEST on October 2nd, October 9th, October 16th and October 23rd.
For this cohort, Hostwriter will select a total of 50 fellows.
Eligibility and How to Apply:
• To be eligible, you must be or become a member of the Hostwriter network*.
• News creators taking part in the program need to be resident in geographical Europe.
• Apply by filling this form before September 17, 2025.
Please Note: To join the Hostwriter network as a journalistic news creator we accept your work from various platforms and formats. If you have a newsletter, a podcast, or a presence on another platform where you are doing verifiable, impactful journalism, please share it.