FRONTLINE/Missouri School of Journalism Reporting Fellow 2026-27

GBH enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives.

At GBH, we believe in the advantages of coming together to build community, mentor and learn from colleagues, and connect more deeply with our mission. As a result, the majority of our staff are hybrid and work both from home and onsite. Our current hybrid approach requires staff to work onsite a minimum of two days each week, every Tuesday and Wednesday, Hybrid staff are also welcome to come in additional days each week or may be asked to come in on other days by their manager.

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

FRONTLINE is PBS’ flagship investigative documentary series, exploring the issues of our time through rigorous journalism and powerful storytelling.

FRONTLINE has won an Academy Award® as well as every major journalism and broadcasting award, including more than 100 Emmy Awards and more than 30 Peabody Awards. Today, our dedicated cadre of reporters, producers and digital makers report across platforms — from our documentaries, to interactives, podcasts, articles and shortform videos. In an age of 24/7 breaking news, we remain dedicated to thoughtful, incisive accountability journalism. 

As part of the public media system, it’s a core part of our mission to foster a work environment and to produce journalism that values inclusiveness and reflects the broad perspectives of the American public. 

JOB OVERVIEW

FRONTLINE is hiring one graduating student from the master's program at the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri to join our staff as a reporting fellow for a finite period of one year. This position is open exclusively to students graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism's master’s program in December 2025 and May 2026.

The FRONTLINE reporting fellow will work alongside our filmmaking teams as they produce the series’ investigative documentaries. Responsibilities will vary depending on projects in production and the skill set of the selected fellow, but may include contributing to the research and development of stories, reporting out leads, wrangling and analyzing data, helping set up interviews and shoots, as well as various tasks as documentaries undergo editing, vetting and post-production. The bulk of the fellow’s responsibilities will be to contribute to documentaries for broadcast and/or digital release. There will also be opportunities to work on digital stories for our website — as well as contribute to interactive projects or FRONTLINE’s Local Journalism Initiative, which supports local news outlets producing investigative journalism projects.

We are looking for a strong reporter and creative storyteller who is committed to pursuing investigative journalism with rigor, thoroughness and fairness. Previous investigative reporting experience is preferred. Experience working on journalistic documentaries is encouraged but not required.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work closely with FRONTLINE's editorial and digital teams, as well as with filmmakers and other editorial partners.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Assist with research, reporting, producing and fact-checking the series’ documentary films

Pitch, report, write and produce original digital stories

Coordinate with digital video, social media and other teams on future stories

SKILL SET

Excellent reporting, writing, organizational and communication skills

Facility in data and investigative journalism tools and techniques

Strong news judgment

Strong work ethic

Comfort with managing multiple projects simultaneously

Ability to work both collaboratively and independently

Do you have skills not listed above that make you uniquely qualified? Let us know.

ELIGIBILITY

All December 2025 and May 2026 graduates from the Missouri School of Journalism M.A. program are eligible to apply. This position is open exclusively to graduates of the master’s program at the Missouri School of Journalism.

COMPENSATION AND TERMS

This is a full-time position, with a salary of $70,000 and benefits, for a period of one year to begin July 2026. FRONTLINE is located within the office of our parent organization, GBH, in Boston. We strongly prefer this position to be based in Boston, but there is some flexibility if the fit is right. The fellowship is non-renewable and has a finite duration of one year.

TO APPLY

Please submit the following materials via this GBH portal by April 12, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Applications without all of the following will not be considered. 

1. Front page & cover letter (two pages).A front page with your name, full contact information and names and contact information for three references, including at least two Missouri professors. The cover letter on the second page should be addressed to Priyanka Boghani, FRONTLINE Digital Editor. The letter should detail your interest in FRONTLINE; any reporting, writing and investigative experience; and any specializations in specific beats or types of media.

2. Resume (one page) & work samples.Please limit the resume to one page. On subsequent pages in the same document, add links to or paste no more than five of your best work samples, including at least three stories with a significant reporting and writing component.

DEADLINE

11:59 p.m. (ET), SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2025

Salary Range

Compensation offered within this range is determined by skills, experience and internal pay equity.