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The Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships (AFPF) is an American non-profit, non-governmental organization that gives developing-world journalists the opportunity to work as reporters at American newspapers. The program, which runs from March to September, is offered annually to approximately 11 professional print journalists between the ages of 25 and 35.

In 2003, AFPF and the Daniel Pearl Foundation established a special fellowship to honor slain Wall Street Journal reporter and South Asia bureau chief, Daniel Pearl. In 2005, two of these special Friendly Fellowships will be awarded to journalists from countries in South Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa.)

The Friendly Fellows, including the Daniel Pearl Fellows, are given an in-depth, practical introduction to the professional and ethical standards of the U.S. print media. Unique among the many training programs available to journalists, AFPF is the only one to offer a non-academic, long-term, hands-on experience in a single newsroom.