The Maynard 200 Training Program

Program Overview

In 2024, the Maynard Institute sunsetted the Maynard 200 program after graduating over 200 journalists through its landmark fellowship.

Aimed at galvanizing diversity in media and bolstering careers of more journalists of diverse backgrounds, the tuition-free program supported the next generation of investigative reporters, editors, managers, and media entrepreneurs of diverse backgrounds by providing relevant training courses, resources and mentorship for a year by distinguished media professionals and experts in various disciplines.

The fellowship was open to all journalists and attracted a cohort diverse in age, race, gender, geography, sexual orientation, ability and life experience.

Who we served

Faculty for the Maynard 200 program included journalists, editors, managers and C-suite executives from:

• The Washington Post
• The New York Times
• Google News Lab
• The Wall Street Journal
• Associated Press
• Los Angeles Times
• ImpreMedia
• ProPublica
• USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
• USC Marshall School of Business
• NBC
• CBS
• Reveal
• The Dallas Morning News
• TCU Bob Schieffer School of Communication
• The Poynter Institute
• The Fuller Project
• Axios
• CNN
• and many more

The impressive cohort of news and media professionals includes journalists from:

• The 19th
• Prism
• Capital B
• Axios
• The Washington Post
• Los Angeles Times
• New York Times
• Minnesota Star Tribune
• The Dallas Morning News
• The Kansas City Defender
• Tallahassee Democrat
• Prison Journalism Project
• The Marshall Project
• PBS
• CBS News
• Associated Press
• The Fuller Project
• Eater
• Cityside
• LA Public Press  

Continuing programming for Maynard 200 alumni: The Maynard Communities of Practice

Though the Maynard 200 programming has ended, alumni of this and other legacy programs can join the Maynard Communities of Practice for continued peer-to-peer learning and support, mentorship from advisors, cross-disciplinary workshops, and in-person convenings and networking opportunities.