Four journalists from four continents are joining our Fellowship programme from April to June 2025

Four accomplished journalists from around the world are joining the Reuters Institute's Fellowship programme from April to June 2025. They have each covered the biggest stories in their countries from conflict and politics to climate and the environment. They will take part in an exciting calendar of events from expert-led seminars, discussions, conferences, and engagement with our research team. They will all carry out a personal project relevant to their careers and newsrooms. They will join those Journalist Fellows continuing from last term.

Bongekile Macupe 

Deputy Politics Editor News24
South Africa
Sponsor: Media24

Bongekile is an award-winning political journalist with over a decade of experience in print media. She currently holds the Deputy Politics Editor role at News24, South Africa's largest online news publication. 

Project topic: Why are black women journalists exiting the newsroom, and is there anything newsrooms are doing to retain black women's talent?

More on Bongekile's work:

• 'Parliament gets alcohol and meat sponsorship. But MPs are not pleased', News24 article
• 'Elections 2024: South Africans living abroad want to 'vote for change' in country of their birth', News24 article
• Bongekile's X page

Michael Hauser Tov

Chief Political Correspondent, Haaretz
Israel
Sponsor: Haaretz

Michael is the youngest journalist to hold the position of Chief Political Correspondent at Haaretz, and he is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree. His journalistic coverage has exposed scandals in the Prime Minister's office, and in the conduct of the war in Gaza.

Project topic: The impact of violent conflicts on the manifestation of populist agendas within traditional media platforms

More on Michael's work:

• 'Netanyahu Dismissed Shin Bet Chief's Warning of War in Gaza Five Months Before Hamas Attacked on Oct 7', Haaretz article
• Michael's writing for Haaretz
• Michael's X page

Magnus Bredsdorff 

Climate and Environment Editor, Politiken
Denmark
Sponsor: JP/Politikens

With a career spanning more than 30 years, Magnus has held various editorial positions in local newsrooms, business broadsheets, and technology magazine journalism, but he derives the most professional satisfaction from his current role: climate and environment editor at Denmark’s premiere national broadsheet, Politiken.

Project topic: Golden fixes: The new climate bias

More on Magnus's work:

• 'There have never been more planes in the air. It has never been hotter: "Flying is one of the fastest ways to burn the planet"' [translation], Politiken
• 'New mapping shows 1,161 locations where groundwater is contaminated with PFAS', Politiken
• Magnus's Bluesky page

Sashka Koloff

Standards Editor, ABC
Australia
Sponsor: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A recipient of three Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism for her work producing documentaries and current affairs programming, Sashka now serves as standards editor for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Content Division. She is also executive manager of the ABC's Media Watch programme.

Project topic: Trust and transparency in the age of AI: Building a roadmap to futureproof trust in public service media

More on Sashka's work:

• 'Black Summer | Four Corners', ABC video report

• 'Interference', ABC video report

• Sashka's X page