Among those named to the advisory board of the California Local News Fellowship program are Donald Blount, former executive editor, The Record, Stockton; Dr. Paulette Brown-Hinds, Black Voice News, Riverside; Arturo Carmona, La Opinión, Los Angeles; Julian Do, Ethnic Media Services; and Simon Grieve, Gazette Newspapers, Hermosa Beach.
The Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley is coordinating the program, which is supported by a $25 million state allocation. Applications from newsrooms will be accepted starting Feb. 15.
