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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1715667321729FhuPcLiWIAE3EhS.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Don Tagala of ABS-CBN News&#x27; North America Bureau</div>NEW YORK — The Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair University has announced that ABS-CBN News&#x27; Don Tagala is among the 6 election fellows selected to<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"> produce <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">underreported stories in New Jersey’s ethnic and migrant communities ahead of the polls later this year.In partnership with NJ Spotlight News, the journalism fellowship is part of the NJ Decides 2024 collaborative project and is funded by a grant from the NJ Civic Information Consortium.<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/5/4/us-election-disinformation-targets-non-citizen-voting-943">READ: US election disinformation targets non-citizen voting</a></div>The fellows — who currently work for statewide Portuguese, Pakistani, Korean, Filipino, and Spanish-language publications, and one news organization that serves the African American community in Atlantic City — will be paired with NJ Spotlight News reporters and an adviser who will provide mentorship in reporting and writing.The six fellows were selected because of their in-depth knowledge about critical congressional districts and reporting experience in their communities.The fellows are:• Henrique Mano, editor-at-large, Luso Americano (Portuguese)• Mark Tyler, editor, Atlantic City Focus (African American)• Kleibeel Marcano, editor, Reporte Hispano (Latino)• Jongwon Park, deputy editor, The Korea Daily (Korean)• Maricarmen Amado, editor, New Jersey Hispano (Latino)• Don Tagala, senior reporter, ABS-CBN News (Filipino)The fellowship runs from May to November 2024. Each fellow will produce at least one story throughout the duration of the project and will receive $1,000 for their participation.<div>RELATED: </div>New Jersey is home to about 1.2 million naturalized U.S. citizens, making up about 13 percent of the state’s population.Between the period of 2016 and 2020, New Jersey had the fifth highest number of naturalized citizens in the United States, and most of them were immigrants who arrived in the country within the last 15 years.In 2024, these newly minted citizens could make a difference when New Jersey’s 13 federal seats (one in the U.S. Senate and 12 in the U.S. House) are up for election.“This fellowship will give the participating news outlets an opportunity to explore election-related issues that matter to underserved and underrepresented communities,” said Manya Brachear Pashman, who is coordinating the Center’s 2024 NJ Decides collaborative work with NJ Spotlight.

In partnership with NJ Spotlight News, the journalism fellowship is part of the NJ Decides 2024 collaborative project and is funded by a grant from the NJ Civic Information Consortium.

In partnership with NJ Spotlight News, the journalism fellowship is part of the NJ Decides 2024 collaborative project and is funded by a grant from the NJ Civic Information Consortium.

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ABS-CBN's Don Tagala awarded fellowship to cover 2024 US elections

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Published May 14, 2024 02:33 PM PHT

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