Daniel Funke, a senior journalism student at the UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been named a Google News Lab Fellow.
The fellowship offers journalism students from around the country the opportunity to apply for one of eight summer work experiences at premier journalism organizations including Nieman Journalism Lab, Pew Research Center and ProPublica. More than 1,800 applications were received for the eight fellowships this summer.
Funke has been assigned to the Poynter Institute where he will be a contributor to Poynter Online through publishing video, data and interactive storytelling techniques. He will contribute to Poynter’s conversations about the future of journalism, as well as to their social media presence. The summer program begins with a short course with the other fellows at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, to learn more about the News Lab.
Funke is double majoring in journalism and international affairs, minoring in Spanish and earning a certificate in New Media.
Keith Hendon, journalism professor and director of the Cox Institute, has worked closely with Funke through his Cox fellowship.
In addition to the fellowship, Google News Lab also has created a university training network affiliated with universities from around the globe, including the Cox Institute at Grady College. The university network shares resources and best practices for training with Google’s extensive set of tools for journalists and news organizations.
