10 journalists from around the world are joining the Reuters Institute's Fellowship Programme

Katharina Schell

Deputy Editor-in-Chief, APA
Austria
Sponsor: Austrian Press Agency

Katharina Schell is Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Austria Press Agency and represents the editorial team in the APA Group's “Trusted AI” unit. Her work focuses on digital innovation, AI in journalism and communication as well as data journalism.

Project topic: How to navigate transparency when newsrooms adopt generative AI tools

More on Katharina's work:

• Opinion piece on AI-generated fake stories, Media.net
• AI and the Austrian Media Sector (PDF), Austrian government

Tom Edgington

Senior Journalist, BBC Verify
UK
Sponsor: BBC

Tom Edgington is a senior journalist in the BBC's forensic journalism unit, BBC Verify. Specialising in political fact-checking and public policy, he reports across television, radio and digital.

Project topic: Are British politicians swayed by the work of journalistic fact-checking units?

More on Tom's work:

• 'Labour claim that Tories would cost homeowners £4,800 fact-checked', BBC Verify
• 'What is a supermajority', BBC Verify (YouTube)
• Tom's X page

Anne Salomäki

Journalist, STT
Finland
Sponsor: Helsingin Sanomat Foundation

Anne Salomäki has worked for various local, regional, and national news outlets in Finland as a journalist and subeditor. Currently, she's working for the Finnish News Agency STT, one of the oldest news agencies in the world.

Project topic: Reshaping the journalistic narrative regarding non-human animals

More on Anne's work:

• Article on environmental degradation in the Baltic Sea's national parks, YLE
• Article on food insecurity and crime in Venezuela, Helsingin Sanomat

Lameez Omarjee

Climate Editor, News24
South Africa
Sponsor: Media 24

Lameez Omarjee is the climate editor at South Africa's biggest news site, News24. She is most interested in finding engaging ways to report on the just transition, which is critical to how developing and developed nations uphold their commitments to tackle climate change.

Project topic: Just transition: how newsrooms can help the public understand and embrace the move to low-carbon futures

More on Lameez's work:

• Article on South Africa's climate targets, News24
• Article on artwork displayed at COP28, News24
• Lameez's X page

Arlina Binte Arshad

Indonesia Bureau Chief, The Straits Times
Singapore
Sponsor: Singapore Press Holdings

Arlina Binte Arshad is the Indonesia bureau chief for The Straits Times, where she leads a team of local correspondents and oversees media coverage across Indonesia. A Singaporean of Javanese ethnicity, her career has spanned two decades with The Straits Times and AFP, covering everything from terror attacks and tsunamis to protests and plane crashes.

Project topic: Examining Media Representation of the Gaza Conflict in Singapore and Indonesia

More on Arlina's work:

• 'Islam takes on a lighter shade of green in 2024 Indonesian polls', The Straits Times
• 'Indonesia’s JI terror group declares dissolution, but security threat remains, say analysts', The Straits Times
• Arlina's X page

Yip Wai Yee

Taiwan Correspondent, The Straits Times
Singapore
Sponsor: Singapore Press Holdings

Yip Wai Yee reports for The Straits Times from Taipei, where she has been based since 2022. She hopes to tell stories of Taiwan that go beyond the context of geopolitical tensions. Before that, she managed social media accounts at BBC News, and covered tech and entertainment news.

Project topic: Are journalists' fixers in Taiwan being treated fairly?

More on Wai Yee's work:

• 'Pivoting away from China, Taiwan companies rekindle South-east Asia romance', The Straits Times
• 'The puffed corn snack that keeps Taiwan’s tech devices in good working order', The Straits Times

Maria Kiseleva

Broadcaster, Current Time
Russia
Sponsor: Thomson Reuters Foundation

Maria Kiseleva is a bilingual journalist and video producer from Russia, who relocated to Riga, Latvia, after the invasion of Ukraine to escape military censorship laws. Before the invasion, Maria was working for the BBC’s Russian Service in Moscow. She currently works for Current Time TV station, part of RFE/RL.

Project topic: The experiences of independent Russian journalists in exile and comparative analysis

More on Maria's work:

• 'Why are people leaving Russia, who are they, and where are they going?', BBC News
• TV report on a Russian coal mine, BBC News (YouTube)
• Maria's X page

Ganesh Pol

Journalist, BBC News Marathi
India
Sponsor: Thomson Reuters Foundation

Ganesh Pol is a journalist at BBC News Marathi in New Delhi, India. He’s been an integral part of the video desk there since 2017. He specializes in producing digital video reports from the hinterlands of India.

Project topic: How Digital Video storytelling can best be used to cover India’s rural issues

More on Ganesh's work:

• Producer of 'The Dalit Kitchen - Documenting the culinary history of a marginalised community', BBC News India
• Producer of video report on the Lok Sabha Election 2024, BBC News Marathi
• Ganesh's X page

Davide Lerner

Journalist and radio presenter
Italy
Sponsor: Columbia University

Davide Lerner, a journalist and radio presenter from Italy, joins us from Columbia J-School where he received the “Best Thesis” award and the James Wechsler international reporting award. Davide spent several years working in the Middle East and has written a book on the Israel Gaza war.

Project topic: A review of Israeli media's Gaza coverage

More on Davide's work: