Our Programs

Our flagship program, the Trusted Creator Fellowship, is a training fellowship for creators who have established themselves as trusted messengers. They provide information to their communities on everything from local news and politics to sports and parenting. The 8-week program combines deep dives and discussions on content strategy, productivity tools, and audience engagement with skill building in fact checking, sourcing, public records, and interviewing, led by experts. By developing talent and community among creators, we have created new information pipelines to safeguard democracy via a national network of community messengers trained to distill timely news and information in engaging and relevant ways.

The Rural Creator Fellowship brings that same training to rural America, where local journalism has collapsed and misinformation has filled the void. This 5-week fellowship is open to experienced creators and trusted community voices alike — retired educators, civic leaders, local business owners — who are ready to become reliable sources of accurate, locally relevant information. Applications are open now through June 7.

Fellows who complete an NCC training program join the NCC Collective — our nationwide network of accredited, accuracy-trained creators. The Collective keeps members connected through ongoing skill-building, a weekly newsletter, and a community of peers committed to getting it right.