HOME Alliance Media Fellowship Program
HOME Alliance Media Fellowship Program
In a landscape where news reporting around the world is being increasingly shaped by powerful interests and influenced narratives, factual and in‑depth reporting rooted in climate justice has never been more vital.
As the climate crisis deepens, powerful interests are promoting geoengineering, the intentional large‑scale techniques and technological manipulation of the Earth’s and atmospheric systems, as a so‑called “climate solution.” These proposals, often tied to carbon markets, net-zero and carbon-neutral regimes, are being advanced in various regions of the world and in UN multilateral spaces as climate fixes. Yet, they are widely recognised by climate justice movements, Indigenous Peoples, frontline communities, civil society policy experts and many academics as dangerous distractions that are delaying real climate action, perpetuating historical injustices, violating the human rights of local communities and the collective inherent rights of Indigenous Peoples, and threatening ecosystems, biodiversity, and communities.
The fellowship program aims to close the gap in news coverage of geoengineering, contribute to a more informed public conversation, and build a wider understanding of climate justice issues.
Meet our 2025-26 cohort
Alaa Emara, Egypt
Alaa Emara is an Egyptian science journalist and climate reporter with a scientific background in Microbiology and experience as a researcher in the same field. Alaa is based in Egypt, and her work is focused on the impacts of climate change on her country, particularly the Delta Nile area, where she was born and grew up. She is passionate about following and covering the latest scientific research related to climate change, and has interviewed dozens of climate change scientists worldwide. She also closely follows updates on climate negotiations and covered COP27 and COP28, which gave her a closer look at the climate negotiations process. She believes that conveying human stories in local communities in Egypt is a responsibility that must be undertaken carefully, so she listens to their stories and their struggles with climate change.
During her work in climate reporting, she has produced hundreds of articles on climate change topics for considerable Arabic websites and received several fellowships with different organizations, which honed her experience, such as Climate Tracker, Free Press Unlimited, Planetary Security Initiative, and CFI.
Ankita Anand, India
Ankita Anand is a journalist-writer-poet based in Delhi, and has been published in various languages and countries. An editor with Unbias the News and co-founder, The Gender Beat, she has been awarded the International Labour Organisation’s Media Award, Ivan Bonfanti Media Prize, European Commission’s Lorenzo Natali Media Prize, Statesman Award for Rural Reporting, United Nations Population Fund-Laadli Media Award, Digital Empowerment Foundation Award, Sampad – South Asian Arts Prize, Singapore Poetry Prize, and poetry prizes from the International Labour Organisation and Arts Illustrated, among other recognitions.
Ankita’s work has been supported by grants and fellowships from Play the Game, Deutsche Welle, Women Deliver, Goethe Institut, One World Media, Climate Tracker, Journalismfund.eu, Clean Energy Wire, Hostwriter, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Centre for Media Studies-GIZ, New Economy Coalition, Tactical Tech, Centre for World Indigenous Studies and others.
She received the Jijivisha Fellowship to facilitate poetry workshops for girls in Delhi’s government schools, and the She Creates Change Fellowship to campaign for dignified visual representation of sexual violence survivors in the media. She was also recognized as a Changemaker by Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Ankita specialises in long-form reporting (rural, urban and cross-border) with a focus on gender, labour, climate, environment, land, corruption, human rights and indigenous communities. She has contributed to Tactical Tech’s Exposing the Invisible Kit for investigators, including a guide on collaborative investigations. Her own collaborations have been with people using different media, formats and genres, including an investigative podcast for iHeart Media, US.
Ruth Tene, Nigeria
With over a decade of experience, Ruth Tene is a seasoned Nigerian journalist and editor dedicated to accountability journalism, public interest reporting, and national development.
As an assistant editor, at BusinessDay Newspaper, Africa’s leading economic news media, Ruth has honed her skills in investigative reporting, shedding light on corruption, social justice, and community resilience.
Her reporting portfolio showcases a deep understanding of governance, conflict, and sustainable development, with notable investigations into illegal mining activities.
Ruth’s work has sparked national conversations, holding those in power accountable and amplifying the voices of marginalized communities.
A passionate mentor and advocate for ethical journalism, Ruth nurtures young talent and promotes gender inclusion in media leadership. Her professional philosophy is rooted in truth, balance, and the transformative power of storytelling.
Expertise: Investigative Journalism, Accountability Reporting, Public Interest Journalism and Environmental Reporting, as well as Editing
Publications: – Businessday Media, LEADERSHIP Newspaper, ThisNigeria News, The Sun News, National Economy Newspaper and Author of “The Beneficiary”, published on amazon KPI.
Ruth’s work drives social change, using journalism to amplify marginalized voices and hold power accountable. With training in investigative reporting and conflict-sensitive reporting, Ruth is a force for impactful storytelling.
Manuela Callari, Australia
Manuela Callari is a freelance science journalist who covers human and planetary health. She is passionate about creating nuanced and inclusive narratives by centering the voices and lived experiences of communities disproportionately affected by health and environmental challenges. Her work has been published by outlets such as New Scientist, MIT Technology Review, Smithsonian, The Guardian, Medscape, and others. In 2021, she won the Australasian Medical Writers Association Early Career Award for her article on how people with chronic pain dealt with lockdowns caused by the covid-19 pandemic, which was published in The Saturday Paper.
Stay tuned for our 2026-27 call for applications that will open soon.
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