Logan program gets $70K to help longform journalists

RENSSELAERVILLE — The Logan Nonfiction Program for nonfiction writers, documentary filmmakers, photojournalists, and multimedia reporters has received $25,000 from an anonymous donor and a $45,000 bequest from the Lawrence Grauman, Jr. Trust.

Grauman was the editor of the Antioch Review in the 1970s and a close follower of public affairs throughout his lifetime.

The Logan Nonfiction Program relies on both foundation and individual support. Though public grants and private foundations provided the bulk of the program’s financial backing to date, a growing number of individual donations and bequest gifts have helped the program grow.

Since it was founded in 2015, the Logan Nonfiction Program has hosted nearly 100 fellows for periods of up to three months at the Institute’s 100-acre campus at the Carey Center for Global Good in Rensselaerville. Nineteen writers, photojournalists, and documentary filmmakers joined the program last month, forming the fifth class of fellows.

They include photojournalist Gary Knight, reporters Catherine Buni and Shane Bauer, as well as 16 other  journalists reporting from Kenya, Bolivia, Syria, Ukraine, Germany, Liberia, and across the United States.

The Logan Nonfiction Program is currently accepting applications for the Fall 2018 class through May 31, 2018. Interested candidates may apply at the Carey Institute website.

 

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