GBH enriches peoples 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 PBSs 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 our dedicated cadre of reporters producers and digital makers report across platforms from our documentariesto interactives to podcasts to shortform an age of 24/7 breaking news we remain dedicated to thoughtful incisive accountability journalism.

As part of the public media system its 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 masters programs at Columbia Journalism School to join our staff as a reporting fellow for a finite period of one year. This position is open exclusively to soon-to-be Columbia graduates (May 2026 and August 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 fellows 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 FRONTLINEs 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 FRONTLINEs editorial and digital teams as well as with filmmakers and other editorial partners.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist with research reporting producing and fact-checking 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 2026 graduates from the Columbia Journalism School M.S. and M.A. programs are eligible to apply. This position is open exclusively to 2026 graduates of the masters programs at Columbia Journalism School.

COMPENSATION AND TERMS

This is a full-time position with a salary of $70000 and benefits for a period of one year beginning in June 2026 (for May graduates) or September 2026 (for August graduates). 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 5 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Applications without all of the following will not be considered. Candidates who do not submit an application and materials via the GBH portal cannot be considered.

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 Columbia 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.

Resume (one page) & work samples. Please limit the resume to one the same document add links or attach 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 5 2026

Salary Range

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