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Report for America places talented emerging journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities.
Become a Corps Reporter
We are looking for talented, ethical, insanely hard-working, gutsy, open-minded, service-oriented journalists to inform communities and hold powerful institutions accountable.
Philanthropy fuels Journalism
A key function of Report for America is to unlock millions of dollars in U.S. philanthropy to help America's decimated local news ecosystems. In 3 years, more than $15 million has been generated for Report for America newsrooms.
Reporting with Real Impact
Samantha Hogan’s investigation uncovered sweeping errors in the financial oversight of the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services, revealing overbilling of up to $2.2 million by lawyers defending Maine’s poor. Her continued coverage has sparked multiple state investigations and public defense reform.
Samantha Hogan
Report for America corps member
Maine Monitor
Alejandra Martinez covered a years-long battle to remove an illegal, 100-foot pile of industrial waste that towered over Floral Farms, one of Dallas’ poorest communities. Within weeks of Alejandra’s reporting, the county began hauling away the pile of hazardous and environmentally-harmful waste.
Alejandra Martinez
Report for America corps member
KERA/The Texas Newsroom
Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage, AK
Associated Press, 18 statehouses throughout U.S.
Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD
Casper Star-Tribune, Wind River Reservation, WY
Centro Del Periodismo Investigativo, San Juan, PR
Chicago Sun Times, Chicago, IL
Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH
Community Voice, Wichita, KS
Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX
Delaware Public Media, Dover, DE
El Nuevo Herald, Miami, FL
FlintBeat.com, Flint, MI
Fresno Bee, Fresno, CA
Houston Public Media, Houston, TX
Iowa Public Radio, Des Moines, IA
Kansas City PBS, Kansas City, MO
Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, Louisville, KY
KUER, Salt Lake City, UT
La Noticia, Charlotte, NC
Miami Herald, Miami, FL
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, WI
New Mexico In Depth, Rio Rancho, NM
Oklahoma Watch, Oklahoma City, OK
South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Vermillion, SD
Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA
Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, FL
Times-Picayune and The Advocate, New Orleans, LA
Traverse City Record-Eagle, Traverse City, MI
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC
Our Newsroom Partners
Participating newsrooms partners include nonprofit and for-profit organizations, daily and weekly newspapers, digital only newsrooms, TV and radio stations. They’re in 49 states, Puerto Rico and Guam.
On the Ground: Reporter Dispatches
These articles provide ‘ground truth’—a sense of place, a feeling for life in the community and a view from the ground.
ON THE GROUND IN AKRON, OHIO ON THE GROUND IN PALACIOS, TX
After an officer killed a 16-year-old in Ohio, what does it mean to be a Black girl in
Texas redfish farmers barely survived the pandemic. Then came the February deep freeze
On the Ground with Report for America Podcast
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Pandemic. Protests. America is on a journey into the unknown. Let our corps members guide you on this voyage. Be sure to subscribe to the GroundTruth Podcast and listen here.
Meet our Corps Members
Report for America recruits bring skills, new perspectives and passion to participating newsrooms.