TheStreet selects inaugural Jim Cramer fellows

The Street has launched its inaugural class for the Jim Cramer Business Journalism Fellowship.

This is a six-month intensive journalism training program aimed at providing digital journalism training to early career professionals interested in business news.

Jim Cramer fellows will work alongside The Street’s editorial team to create news and analysis on the markets and the world of business.  In addition to working

daily in the newsroom, fellows will receive regular education from The Street Foundation’s founding fellow, Susan Antilla, other award-winning journalists who write for The Street, and Cramer. The fellowship is designed to offer practical experience along with direct education.

The inaugural fellowship class:

Valerie Young 

Having just completed a master’s in journalism from the University of Maryland, Young is joining us with a wealth of experience.  While enrolled in the master’s program, Young generated content for several media outlets including a longer-term engagement as an anchor/reporter with Capital News Service.  Prior to her interest in journalism, Young spent 11 years as an auditor and accountant working for companies including KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers.  In these roles, she became a certified public accountant and a certified government financial manager.  Young received her B.S. in accounting from Virginia Tech.

Tobias Burns

Burns just completed a master’s in journalism from Northwestern University Medill School.  A linguist speaking English, Arabic and French, Burns has written stories for US News, World Report, Market Watch, the Military Times and PC World. In addition, Burns has published articles in a national Pakistani newspaper — one on a change in the country’s monetary policy and another on their balance of trade with the U.S.  Burns completed his A.B. in classics and linguistics from Harvard University.