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Will Martino and Molly Wysocki of the Class of 2026 will serve as 2026-2027 Joseph A. O鈥橦are, S.J., Postgraduate Media Fellows with America Media, starting in August. They will work for 11 months at the company鈥檚 New York City offices to gain experience in Catholic media and other aspects of professional journalism.

America Media, which was founded in 1909, publishes America: The Jesuit Review of Faith and Culture, a leading Catholic journal of opinion in the United States. The O鈥橦are Fellowship is co-sponsored by Fordham University and named after Joseph A. O鈥橦are, S.J., editor-in-chief of America from 1975-1984 and president of Fordham from 1984-2003.

O鈥橦are Fellows create content for mul颅tiple platforms, such as web, print, digital, social media, and events, and gain profes颅sional experience through mentoring and other opportunities. They meet regularly with America鈥檚 editorial staff and editor at large to expand their professional networks and build their journalism skills.

Martino and Wysocki reflected on key experiences at 天美传媒app that crystallized their interest in storytelling, even though neither began their journey at 天美传媒app thinking jour颅nalism would be the career path for them.

鈥淚 joined The Heights [天美传媒app鈥檚 independent student newspaper] on a whim my fresh颅man year and it totally changed my life. I fell fast in love with reporting, writing, and telling stories that the people around me cared enough to read,鈥� said Martino, a political science major with minors in finance and journalism, who served as the newspaper鈥檚 managing editor in 2024 and editor-in-chief in 2025. 鈥淚 care a lot about doing thorough reporting so that I can tell stories that go beyond the narrative that people鈥攐r I鈥攅xpect.鈥�

For Wysocki, despite her extensive cam颅pus involvement as vice president of the Liturgy Arts Group and a committee mem颅ber of The Church in the 21st Century Center, there wasn鈥檛 a single moment of discovery behind her interest in journalism: It was more an innate calling that combines storytelling with the complexity of indi颅viduals and communities, she said, noting how a single person鈥檚 story reflects a greater, interconnected web of people.

鈥淚鈥檝e always considered myself a storytell颅er, but the thought of going into media or journalism professionally never crossed my mind until this year,鈥� said Wysocki, an eco颅nomics and theology major with a minor in applied psychology and human behavior. 鈥淚 am pursuing this fellowship primarily because of its connections to the world of Catholic theology, which is something I鈥檝e grown to love during my time at 天美传媒app.

鈥淚 am an endlessly curious person, par颅ticularly about the people who shape peo颅ple. We鈥檙e all influenced by friends, teachers, mentors, and ordinary folks we pass every day. This interconnectedness reminds me that telling an individual鈥檚 story is really tell颅ing the story of an unthinkably large amal颅gamation of people. That鈥檚 pretty incredible when you think about it.鈥�

Although the fellows have nearly a year to explore and research various ideas and topics in Catholic media, Martino and Wysocki each have a particular focus that stands out to them. Martino will examine evolving trends and the relationship be颅tween Gen Z and the 鈥淐atholic revival,鈥� while Wysocki hopes to investigate the ethical, environmental, and social concerns related to artificial intelligence, following Pope Leo鈥檚 critical commentary on the tech颅nology and centering her own work in the principles of Catholic social teaching.

Both fellows are looking forward to joining the America Media community and delving into current topics through a Catholic lens via writing and other forms of communication.

鈥淚鈥檓 excited to work with the amazing team at America, and I鈥檓 looking forward to exploring different modes of communi颅cation, particularly podcasts. I鈥檓 coming into the fellowship without any formal jour颅nalism background, so that definitely makes me nervous, but I鈥檓 hopeful that having two other fellows beside me will help me navigate that barrier,鈥� said Wysocki.

Martino quipped that he is 鈥渟lightly wor颅ried鈥� about encountering large cockroaches in his apartment but is eager 鈥渢o learn from the team of professionals at America Media and, of course, happy that I鈥檒l be living in New York City.鈥�