Toronto, October 13, 2023: The Walrus is excited to welcome Makda Mulatu as the second recipient of the CIBC Digital Fellowship for Emerging Black Journalists. The fellowship was created in early 2022 with support from the CIBC Foundation, whose mission is to advance economic opportunities for all.
The Walrus thanks the CIBC Foundation for creating this digital fellowship exclusively for emerging journalists who are Black and significantly underrepresented in Canada’s media industry. This full-time, paid, twelve-month position offers budding professionals a unique digital journalism and production opportunity at one of Canada’s most trusted media organizations. The CIBC fellowship is the second career-building program at The Walrus designed specifically for Black media creators, and it is another step toward The Walrus’s commitment to creating a more inclusive media landscape in Canada.
