Nov 30 Update from APFF President

Written By J Scott Christianson

Alfred Friendly Press Partners is thankful to announce a $50,000 challenge grant this holiday season.

The grant has been made possible by a generous donor and long-time supporter of the foundation.

If we’re able to match this grant before March 1st, 2025, we’ll be able to host 10 journalists next summer in our month-long program for journalists in exile.

All financial contributions received since September 2024 will be counted (and doubled) thanks to this challenge grant.

Donate to support the AFPP 2025 Program

Applications for the Summer Program are Open

Alfred Friendly Press Partners, which has trained over 400 journalists from 90 countries for over 40 years, is now accepting applications for its 2025 program.

The fellowship is a four-week in-person program focused on foreign journalists who are living in exile in the US. The program builds skills and resiliency in these areas: Security, Legal, Journalism and Entrepreneurship. Beyond the training, our goal is to create community amongst a diverse group of journalists facing many similar obstacles. One topic – the psychosocial aspects of exile – is embedded throughout many of our conversations, beginning the first day.

  • Essential expenses – housing, food, transportation – will be covered.

  • A living stipend of $2,000 per fellow is included.

  • English proficiency is required.

  • All finalists will be interviewed by the selection committee.

Applications can be completed here. If you have questions, please contact me at my email below and please forward to those who might be interested.

Deadline for submitting the application is midnight, January 30, 2025.

Randy Smith

President, Alfred Friendly Press Partners

randy@presspartners.org

J Scott Christianson

J. Scott Christianson, better known as "Prof C," spent nearly two decades at the University of Missouri–Columbia. He served as Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and is now Associate Teaching Professor Emeritus. Today he works as a speaker, writer, and advisor, helping companies, conferences, universities, and nonprofits make practical sense of emerging technologies. His focus is turning complex topics like AI, blockchain, the Internet of Things, and entrepreneurial strategy into clear, actionable insights. Speaking topics include innovation and entrepreneurship, AI and the future of work, tech ethics and deepfakes, and AI agents and workplace transformation. His international engagements range from international economic summits to chambers of commerce, professional societies, and university partners abroad. Prof C is a recipient of numerous teaching awards and the author of books, magazine pieces, and peer-reviewed journal articles. He is also a frequent guest on radio shows and podcasts and is regularly interviewed in the media.

https://christiansonjs.com
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