Rekindling community a year after the devastation of the Camp Fire
PARADISE, Calif. — In October, hundreds more Californians joined the ranks
Report for America places talented emerging journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities.
Journalists, apply now to be an RFA corps member!
Deadline: January 31. In demand: Spanish speakers, and beats including climate change, health, business and marginalized communities.
Announcing RFA host newsrooms for 2020-2021
164 newsrooms will be hosts to 250 Report for America journalists based in 46 states and Puerto Rico.
Reporting with Real Impact
Francisco Erwin Galicia, a U.S. citizen, had been detained by border patrol for three weeks without clear cause. RFA corps members Obed Manual broke the story, which went viral, landed Obed on CNN—and led to Galicia’s release a day later.
Obed Manual
Report for America corps member
After Will Wright’s reporting exposed that Eastern Kentucky families had no access to clean water because of chronic service outages, state officials agreed to spend $3.4 million to fix problems.
Will Wright
Report for America corps member
Associated Press (Connecticut, New York)
Block Club Chicago
Boise State Public Radio (Idaho)
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (Puerto Rico)
Chalkbeat (New Jersey)
Charleston Gazette-Mail (West Virginia)
The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)
Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee)
Cincinnati Enquirer (Ohio)
Detroit Free Press (Michigan)
El Nuevo Herald (Florida)
Forum of Fargo-Moorhead (North Dakota)
Honolulu Civil Beat (Hawaii)
KUER (Utah)
Lexington Herald-Leader (Kentucky)
Malheur Enterprise (Oregon)
Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting
Sacramento Bee (California)
Spectrum News TV Buffalo
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
St. Louis Public Radio (Missouri)
The Albuquerque Journal (New Mexico)
The Advocate (Louisiana)
The City (New York)
Texas News Hub
WCAI (Massachusetts)
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Yellowstone Public Radio (Wyoming)
Our Newsroom Partners
Participating newsrooms partners include non-profit and for-profit organizations, daily and weekly newspapers, digital only newsrooms, TV and radio stations. They’re in 46 states and Puerto Rico.
Meet our Corps Members
Report for America recruits bring skills, new perspectives and passion to participating newsrooms.
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.
‘For me, that’s not living:’ In Mississippi, teachers struggle to make ends meet
RIDGELAND, Miss. — Kaitlyn Barton, 25, is a full-time English teacher at
Helping new generations of Mississippians discover the legacy of the blues
GREENVILLE, Miss. — I recently moved here to the heart and soul
How listening to teenagers can broaden journalism’s perspective
MACON, Ga. — Jy’Nivea Troutman hides on the floor of her bedroom
COMING EARLY 2020
The Report for America Podcast is about reporting on the front lines of the country’s most urgent issues, including immigration, criminal justice and income inequality. Subscribe to The GroundTruth Podcast.