Table of Contents
- Fueling the Fight for Net Neutrality
- Embracing Ranked-Choice Voting as a Pathway to Pluralism
- Measuring U.S. Drone Use and Misuse
- Fulfilling the Promise of Child Savings Accounts
- Linking the Individual Mandate and Social Responsibility
- Tracking Terrorism in the United States
- Early Education Doesn't End at Pre-K
- Making Higher Education Outcomes Transparent
- Redefining Care Policy
- Using TV "White Spaces" to Create Equitable Internet Access
- Investing in America's Future Thinkers
- Proposing the Public Option
- Creating a Public Interest Technology Sector
- Building a New Practice of Public Problem-Solving
- Expanding Access to High School-Age Youth for High-Quality Apprenticeship Opportunities
- Engaging North Korea
- A Universal 401(k) Plan
- Measuring the Internet for Everyone
- Rethinking Economic Policy
- Documenting the Long Wars
- Ranking Digital Rights
- Future Tense
- Using Fiction to Make Policy More…Realistic
- Pop-Up Magazine
- Developing an MA in Global Security
- Helping Communities Deploy Mesh Networks
- Partnering with Universities
Investing in America's Future Thinkers
Idea
At a time when journalism was dominated by the 24-7 news cycle and academia was becoming ever more esoteric, our fellowships were founded as a way to provide support to talented individuals as they pursued more ambitious endeavors. Books, films, photo essays, longform storytelling, policy projects—these are bodies of work that require both time and funding, but that once produced, have the capacity to reach a broad audience and change the way we think about pressing issues. In a short period of time, our Fellows became prominent voices reflecting the diverse backgrounds and ideologies of America.
Incubation
In 2008, the Fellows Program became more formalized in form and structure. The program aims to support National Fellows in three primary areas: providing funding to support talented individuals, building a community grounded in cohort gatherings throughout the year, and providing access to platforms and partners that can support their work. Today, in light of the grave challenges newsrooms and publishers face, the Fellows Program has become indispensable to journalism and storytelling. The support we provide can help turn an interesting story into a significant body of work. New America has gained a reputation among industry experts as an organization that takes on serious projects with lasting impacts.
Impact
Since its inception in 1999, New America has been an intellectual home to more than 200 National Fellows, resulting in the publication of more than 100 books, seven feature-length documentary films, and several longform reporting projects. Books published by New America National Fellows include 12 New York Times bestsellers and three Pulitzer Prize finalists; 61 books were featured in the New York Times Book Review. In 2019, Eliza Griswold received the Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction for Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America. A number of National Fellows have gone on to win prestigious fellowships and awards, including the MacArthur “Genius” grant and the National Magazine award.