Webbmedia Research Fellows
Webbmedia Group offers a Research Fellowship program and accepts six - eight participants throughout the year. This is a highly competitive program that offers intensive mentoring as well as hands-on skills building. This fellowship provides access to the latest emerging technology tools and trends as well as access to our cadre of consultants, many of whom are former award-winning technologists and journalists. Fellows are responsible for researching trends and projects, speaking with industry leaders and product developers and writing research memos and reports which are published and syndicated. Fellows receive full bylines on all of their work.
Hours are flexible and project based, but all deadlines must be met. This is an unpaid position, however fellows receive mentoring and access to a variety of tools and applications. You do not need to be a student in order to apply - recent (undergraduate and graduate school) graduates are eligible. Requirements are below. Applicants should email a resume and a memo explaining what websites they use the most (and why), what technology they think will be the most game-changing, how they plan to contribute to our team and what they hope to learn.
The application period is rolling, and fellows are accepted throughout the year.
Requirements:
1. Must have your own laptop or desktop computer.
2. Must have Internet access. No dial-up or satellite. Must be cable, DSL or above.
3. 5-7 hours of work each week doing research, writing and interviewing.
4. Must be available for virtual meetings (via phone or Skype).
5. Must actively use at least one social network.
6. Should have solid research and writing skills.
7. Should have a positive attitude, lots of creativity and be willing to think way outside the box.
Previous Webbmedia Group Research Fellows:
Elizabeth Davies
Fall 2009 Research Fellow
Elizabeth is a recent Politics graduate from the University of Cambridge, trying to break into the heady world of journalism. She is looking forward to the opportunity to pick up some more experience and put her well-honed internet research skills to use as an intern for Webbmedia Group.
A West Wing junkie, the highlight of Elizabeth's journalism experience so far has been covering the 2008 Presidential election for three months with the UK's Channel 4 News. She has also worked as Editor of The Berry, Cambridge's student political paper, and as a correspondent for Scoop08 and The National Student. Elizabeth has just moved to London, where she is discovering the true value of her iPhone - stopping her from becoming completely and hopelessly lost every time she steps outside her front door.
Read Elizabeth's research on the Real-Time Web.
| Languages: English. Research Project: The Real-Time Web |
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Karthika Muthukumaraswamy
Fall 2009 Research Fellow
Karthika Muthukumaraswamy is a freelance writer based in Philadelphia. She researches online journalism, crowdsourcing, citizen-media interactions, and various formats of information delivery in the Web 2.0 world. She writes about social media and technology at the Online Journalism Blog. She has also contributed to The Guardian site and The Huffington Post on related topics.
| Languages: English. Research Project: Augmented Reality |
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Jennifer Ward
Fall 2009 Research Fellow
Jennifer Ward is a recent graduate of journalism from the Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Over the summer she was a fellow with the Carnegie and Knight initiative for the future of journalism, where she researched and reported on youth and technology.
| Languages: English. Research Project: Microplatforms |
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Adnan Adil
Spring 2010 Research Fellow
Adnan Adil Zaidi is a Lahore-based journalist, consultant and researcher. Starting his career in 1990 as a news reporter with national weekly, Viewpoint, Adnan worked over the years as correspondent for a number of Pakistani publications including monthly Newsline, weekly The Friday Times and daily The News besides working for BBC World Service. During his career in the print media, he contributed to national press dozens of investigative reports on the issues of corruption, governance, human rights and public safety in Pakistan. Adnan has also served as the roaming correspondent for Pakistan’s largest news television network, Geo News. In 2008, he was awarded a Knight International Journalism Fellowship, where he worked with ARY News in Karachi on staff training and restructuring. As part of the Knight Fellowship program, he also published a book on television journalism (Urdu), “Television Sahafat,” which is the only contemporary book on the subject in Urdu language.
Currently, Adnan is working as a freelance writer for Pakistani daily The News and US-based news website Centralasiaonline.com. He also works as media consultant for the Pakistani non-governmental organization, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Adnan Adil holds a B.A. in Political Science from Punjab University.
| Languages: English,Urdu,Hindi. Research Project: Pakastani Broadcast Platforms |
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Cherri T. Gregg
Spring 2010 Research Fellow
Cherri is in her second semester of Temple University’s Masters in Journalism program. For the past seven years, she worked as an intellectual property litigation attorney for two nationally known law firms. During that time, Cherri focused her law practice on trademark, patent and other technology-focused commercial litigation. She aided in the successful representation of a major home appliance manufacturer, one of the world’s largest package delivery companies, as well as a number of pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Although Cherri enjoyed practicing law, she is extremely excited about her transition from law to journalism and hopes to bring to fruition her lifelong dream of working as a broadcast and/or digital journalist.
A self-proclaimed “techno-junkie,” Cherri is originally from Capitol Heights, Maryland. Cherri currently lives in Philadelphia with her husband. She enjoys traveling, making wine and experiencing new adventures. Follow Cherri on her blog.
| Languages: English Research Project: Social Network Audience Migration |
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Chris Piel
Spring 2010 Research Fellow
Chris Piel recently graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University. He’s an analytical writer and journalist interested in digital media and marketing strategies for media companies, businesses and musicians.
Chris is curious. He likes to meet new people, find new music and travel -- all in a quest to broaden his perspective.
| Languages: English Research Project: Baby Boomers and Mobile |
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