Fellows

The 2026-27 JSK Journalism Fellows spend September through May at Stanford, learning from one another, from our broader JSK network of journalism innovators and tapping into people and organizations at Stanford. They’ll be adding their insights and experiences to this Medium collection where you can find posts from other recent fellows.

JSK Journalism Fellows, Class of 2027

  • Andrés Cediel

    independent journalist and documentary filmmaker, Berkeley, California

  • Emily Chebet

    senior reporter/video editor, Citizen TV, Royal Media Services, Nairobi, Kenya

  • Jesse Hardman

    senior program advisor and founder, Listening Post Collective, Washington, D.C.

  • Katherine Jacobsen

    U.S., Canada and Caribbean program coordinator, Committee to Protect Journalists, Washington, D.C.

  • Kuek Ser Kuang Keng

    senior editor, rainforest investigations, Pulitzer Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • Byrhonda Lyons

    investigative reporter, CalMatters, Sacramento, California

  • Sage Van Wing

    executive editor of talk and podcasts, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland, Oregon

  • Aiola Virella

    editor-in-chief, Metro Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico

  • Ben Werdmuller

    senior director of technology, ProPublica, New York, New York