Report for America is expanding its support to more than 200 newsrooms across the country for 2021-2022. Read more.
Below is the full network, including the new newsrooms and those that are continuing for a second or third year. Report for America has opened applications for more than 100 positions. View them here.
Alaska
Anchorage Daily News / adn.com — Healthcare and public health in Alaska
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner — Health care in rural Alaska
KCAW — Coverage of Sitka and surrounding communities
KUCB — Regional reporting in the Eastern Aleutians.
Alabama
AL.com — 1) Child wellness and mental health in Alabama 2) educational opportunity in Birmingham
Montgomery Advertiser — Alabama’s rural “Black Belt” region
WBHM — Education in Birmingham, AL
Arkansas
Southwest Times Record — Food insecurity and poverty in Fort Smith, AR
Arizona
Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting — Health care crises on the Arizona-Mexico border and underserved populations across the state
KAWC Colorado River Public Media — Latino communities in Yuma County
Nogales International — Eastern Santa Cruz County, AZ
The Arizona Republic — African-American and Latino communities in South Phoenix
TucsonSentinel.com — Government accountability and equity issues in Tucson
California
Associated Press–Data — State-by-state data journalism to serve legislative reporters nationwide
Black Voice News — Black community in the Inland Empire of Southern California (data journalist)
California News Desert & Trust Initiative — Local accountability reporting in California’s biggest news deserts
CALmatters — Poverty and opportunity in Sacramento and in the Inland Empire, part of The California Divide project (2 positions)
CapRadio & Sacramento Observer — Education in Sacramento area
inewsource — Growth and development in San Diego County’s backcountry
Long Beach Post — North Long Beach coverage, two positions
Lookout Santa Cruz — 1) Business 2) crime and courts in Santa Cruz
Mission Local — Inequality and income disparities in the Mission District of SF
Radio Bilingüe, Inc. — San Joaquin Valley Latino community
Redding Record Searchlight — Education, childhood trauma and the achievement gap in and around Redding
San José Spotlight — Vietnamese communities and San Jose
The Desert Sun — Native American issues in Riverside and San Bernardino; the growing senior population in the Palm Springs area
The Fresno Bee — Latino issues in Fresno and the region; childhood poverty in California’s Central Valley
The Mendocino Voice — The effect of environmental regulation on salmon runs, wild fires, the economy and other issues in Mendocino County, CA
The Mercury News — Childhood poverty in San Jose and for The California Divide Project
The Modesto Bee — Economic development, and its impacts, in Stanislaus County and the Northern San Joaquin Valley
The Oaklandside — Immigrant businesses; health problems from wildfires and COVID in Oakland
The Sacramento Bee — Asian-American issues in California
Ventura County Star — Equity in education in California
Voice of OC — Coverage of North Central Orange County
Colorado
Associated Press CO — Colorado state legislature, with special focus on public health
Ouray County Plaindealer — Affordable housing issues among the working class in Ouray County
The Colorado Sun — Visual storytelling around Colorado
Connecticut
Connecticut Public — Connecticut’s Naugatuck River Valley, especially blue-collar families; Latino communities
New Haven Independent — Government accountability in Hamden, CT
The Connecticut Mirror — Photojournalism, education and criminal justice (3 positions), especially focused on communities of color
WNPR — Housing in Fairfield County
District of Columbia
DCist — Photojournalism involving minority communities in Wards 7 and 8 in D.C.
The Washington Informer — Health care in the Black community of DC
Delaware
Delaware Public Media — Delaware State and local election coverage
Florida
el Nuevo Herald — Nicaraguan, Honduran, Dominican and other Latino communities; the presidential election through a local Hispanic/Latino prism
Miami Herald — Economic mobility in Dade County
Spectrum News 13 — Central Florida’s housing crisis
Tampa Bay Times — Seniors; health care and mental health
WUFT News — Racial justice in East Gainesville
Georgia
Athens Banner-Herald — Communities of color in and around Athens, GA
Ledger-Enquirer — Covid-19 and health coverage; photography/videography covering healthcare
The Atlanta-Journal Constitution — Immigrant communities in Atlanta (two beats)
The Plug — Innovation and business start-up initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Guam
GuamPDN.com/Pacific Daily News — Poverty in Guam
Hawaii
Honolulu Civil Beat — Military and veterans affairs in Hawaii
Honolulu Star-Advertiser — Ethnic and cultural affairs on the island
Iowa
Iowa Public Radio — Iowa statehouse, especially issues affecting underserved populations
Idaho
Boise State Public Radio — Coverage of Twin Falls and Blaine County populations
Idaho Statesman — Watchdog education reporting for Idaho
Post Register — Rural healthcare in Idaho
Illinois
Belleville News-Democrat — East St. Louis, IL ethnic communities; K-12 education
Block Club Chicago — South Chicago neighborhoods; Lakeview/Boystown/Lincoln Park areas, home to the largest population of the city’s LGBTQ community
Chicago Sun-Times — Chicago’s South and West side neighborhoods; photography in those neighborhoods (2 positions)
Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting — Illinois agribusiness and status of workers
Northern Public Radio WNIJ — Pressing community issues such as substandard housing and police relations; cultural and spiritual community response in a Covid era
The Daily Herald (Arlington, IL) — Lake County community coverage
Indiana
Associated Press IN — Indiana state legislature, with special focus on local elections and education funding
IndyStar — Education, health in Latino & Black communities of Indianapolis
WFYI Public Media — Criminal justice in central Indiana
Kansas
Associated Press KS — Kansas legislature, with special focus on the disintegration of public services
The Community Voice — African-American communities in Kansas City; criminal justice system & African-American community in Kansas
The Wichita Eagle — Climate change in the midwest; issues facing the working class
Kentucky
89.3 WFPL News Louisville — Southern Indiana community coverage
Associated Press KY — Kentucky state legislature, especially issues affecting Appalachia
Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting — Youth, social services and legislative accountability in Kentucky
Lexington Herald-Leader — Watchdog reporting in Eastern Kentucky; public health in Eastern Kentucky; photojournalism
Northern Kentucky Tribune, Kentucky Forward, Kentucky Center — Health coverage in Kentucky
Louisiana
The Times-Picayune and The Advocate — Healthcare; Florida parishes; St. Tammany Parish
WWNO 89.9 FM New Orleans Public Radio — Statehouse reporting in Baton Rouge
Massachusetts
New England Public Media — Equity Team. covering racial socio-economic disparities, based in Springfield.
The Bay State Banner — How state legislative and city hall actions affect Boston’s African-American communities
The Berkshire Eagle — Statehouse reporting; data trends in Berkshire County
The Boston Globe — Boston’s Black neighborhoods
WCAI — Environment; southern MA coastal towns
Maryland
Capital Gazette — Military affairs, covering the U.S. Naval Academy and Fort Meade
Maryland Matters — State elections, money and ethics; health policy, status of asbestos victims
Technical.ly — Technology and economic development in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Baltimore (three positions)
The AFRO-American Newspaper — Business news affecting Baltimore’s African-American community
The Baltimore Sun — African-American neighborhoods in Baltimore; Latino neighborhoods in the city
WYPR 88.1 FM Your Public Radio Corporation — The health crisis facing Baltimore in the face of COVID-19
Maine
Maine Public — Refugee communities in the state
Pine Tree Watch (Maine Monitor) — Statehouse; education; energy; and health reporting
Michigan
Associated Press MI — Michigan legislature, with special focus on infrastructure; also U.S. House races
Detroit Free Press — Economic mobility in Detroit
Detroit Free Press + Politifact — Fact-checking of Michigan politicians during election season and beyond
Detroit Jewish News — Generational shifts among Detroit-area Jews
FlintBeat.com — Local businesses and nonprofits in Flint, MI; community photography
Michigan Chronicle — Detroit politics, for African-American audiences
The Hastings Banner — Barry County, Michigan
Traverse City Record-Eagle — Indigenous communities in Northern Michigan; using data to tell stories of local and state issues and trends
Minnesota
Associated Press MN — Minnesota legislature, especially activity related to energy and environmental policy
MPR News — Hispanic communities in Minnesota
Sahan Journal — Immigration policy, especially affecting the Hmong, Somali and Latino communities in Minnesota; immigrant education; photojournalism
Twin Cities Public Television — Causes, effects and solutions to racial disparities in Minnesota
Missouri
Kansas City PBS — Rural issues in Missouri, two positions
St Louis Public Radio — Issues in metro East area in Illinois
St. Louis American/Type Investigations — Business reporting/economic development in St. Louis Black community
The Beacon — Intersection of health and environment; data reporting on local government; and four positions in Kansas
The Kansas City Star — A team approach to coverage of gun violence, 3 positions
Mississippi
Associated Press MS — Mississippi state legislature, especially actions affecting the poor
Sun Herald — Coverage of Vietnamese and African American neighborhoods
Montana
Associated Press MT — Gubernatorial and Congressional election coverage, plus state policy issues in Montana
Bozeman Daily Chronicle — Photography in rural Montana
Montana Free Press — Native American issues in Montana
Yellowstone Public Radio — Montana statehouse; Native American issues in Montana and Wyoming
North Carolina
88.5 WFDD/La Noticia — COVID-19 recovery and the Latino community in Forsyth County, NC
Associated Press NC — North Carolina state legislature, especially health care, education and prisons
Carolina Public Press — Watchdog labor issues in North Carolina and Appalachia; accountability reporting on election issues
Mountain Times Publications — Watchdog environmental reporting in western NC
North Carolina Health News — Gender health, inmate/prison health and other topics
The Charlotte Observer — Affordable housing crisis in Charlotte; the status of poor and minority communities in a prosperous city
The Charlotte Post — Healthcare, African-American community in Charlotte
The News & Observer — Housing, gentrification and legislative accountability in North Carolina
WFAE — Equity beat
WFAE 90.7 / La Noticia (Joint Application) — Charlotte’s growing Latino community
North Dakota
The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead — Statewide business issues; the fall and rise of rural America
Nebraska
The Reader – El Perico — Latino community Omaha, especially COVID-19 impact
New Hampshire
Concord Monitor — Local educational issues in Concord; healthcare and related issues affecting seniors
Granite State News Collaborative — New Hampshire statehouse
New Hampshire Public Radio — Latino communities in southern NH
Valley News — 1) Environment and climate change in the Upper Valley and 2) general-assignment photography
New Jersey
Asbury Park Press — Housing shortages and poverty
New Mexico
Albuquerque Journal — Water resources in New Mexico
Associated Press NM — New Mexico state legislature, with a focus on education and poverty
Las Cruces Sun-News — Public education, especially for poor residents in Las Cruces
New Mexico In Depth — Urban Native Americans in Albuquerque
Santa Fe reporter — Economic conditions in Santa Fe’s Southside
Searchlight New Mexico — Healthcare, including mental healthcare, for New Mexico’s poorest residents
Nevada
Associated Press NV — Nevada state legislature with special focus on water, education and health care
KUNR Public Radio — Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Nevada
Las Vegas Review-Journal — Non-profit and charity sector business reporting
New York
City Limits — Climate change and its implications for New York City
Democrat and Chronicle — Rochester, NY’s Puerto Rican community; public education in the “last in the nation” district
Documented — Immigration enforcement in New York City
New York Amsterdam News — NYC mayor, city council and city agencies
Spectrum News Buffalo — Mental health issues in western New York State
The City — Juvenile justice in the Bronx
The Haitian Times — Haitian community in Brooklyn; Little Haiti in Miami
The Riverdale Press — Housing in Riverdale, Bronx, NY
WSKG Public Telecommunications Council — Rural health care in southern NYS
Ohio
Akron Beacon Journal — Minority and immigrant issues in Akron, OH
Associated Press OH — Ohio legislature, especially related to abortion, gun control and opioid settlements
Cincinnati.com/The Enquirer — Government watchdog reporting in Northern Kentucky; Butler, Clermont and Warren counties in OH
Mahoning Matters — Watchdog reporting related to the decline in city services
Richland Source — Richland, Ashland County and Knox County in Ohio
Spectrum Columbus OH — Public health coverage in Columbus, Ohio
The Columbus Dispatch — Rural issues in central Ohio; Somali, Bhutanese and other immigrant communities in central Ohio
The Devil Strip — Effect of economic forces on moderate and low income residents; healthcare
WCPO — Gentrification in Cincinnati
WYSO Public Radio — Climate change and environmental issues; food insecurity in southwest, OH
Oklahoma
KOSU Radio — Agriculture and rural issues in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Watch — Oklahoma prisons; blight in northeast Oklahoma City
Oregon
Associated Press OR — Oregon state legislature, with special focus on the tech boom and the crisis in housing affordability
Herald and News — A historic dam removal project and other projects; environmental photography
Statesman Journal — Agricultural workers and Oregon
Pennsylvania
PublicSource — Race relations in Pittsburgh
WITF — Latino communities in Reading and Lebanon and others; local Latino angle on elections
Puerto Rico
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo — Watchdog reporting on hurricane recovery efforts in Puerto Rico (three positions) and education reporting
Rhode Island
The Public’s Radio — Race and poverty in Newport, R.I.
South Carolina
Associated Press SC — South Carolina state legislature, especially problems caused by climate change
The Herald, Rock Hill— Economic issues in Chester County, S.C.
The Island Packet — Development issues in Jasper County, SC
The Myrtle Beach Sun News — Homelessness in Horry County
The State Media Company — Public housing and the Columbia Housing Authority
Tennessee
Chattanooga Times Free Press — Local coverage of religion in Tennessee
Commercial Appeal — South Memphis
MLK50: Justice Through Journalism — Poverty, power and public policy in Memphis and Shelby County, two positions
WPLN / Nashville Public Radio — Environmental equity; criminal justice in Nashville
Texas
Associated Press TEXAS — State legislature and the politics of climate change
El Paso Matters — Status of women in El Paso
Fort Worth Star-Telegram — Accountability reporting for the city of Arlington; environmental issues caused by rapid economic development
Houston Chronicle — Small businesses in Houston
Houston Defender Network — Schools in Houston
KERA/The Texas Newsroom — Border and immigration issues in El Paso; economic impacts of the coronavirus crisis; news deserts in exurban and rural Texas; medical and health reporting in Houston
KUT — Austin’s Hays County and the strains of rapid development; costs and benefits of suburban growth
Marfa Public Radio — U.S.-Mexican border communities
San Antonio Express-News — Political dysfunction in suburban towns; Texas Hill development and drinking water issues
Texas Public Radio — Business issues in Laredo and other border areas; Texas Hill Country
The Dallas Morning News — South Dallas ethnic communities
The Texas Observer — Reporter and photographer covering indigenous areas
The Victoria Advocate — Rural counties surrounding Victoria, Texas
Utah
Associated Press UT — Utah state legislature, especially the intersection of religion and state government
KUER — Indigenous issues in southern Utah
The Salt Lake Tribune — Government accountability in San Juan county; the status of women; Latino community in west Salt Lake City
The Spectrum — National parks; growth and related issues in Cedar City
Virginia
Henrico Citizen — Education in Henrico County, VA
Rappahannock News & Foothills Forum — The changing nature of public services in Rappahannock County
Vermont
Vermont Public Radio — Northeast Kingdom economic issues
VTDigger.org — Southern Vermont; Chittenden and Franklin counties, including government and schools
Washington
The Daily Herald (Everett, WA) — Working-class issues, including housing and health care, in Snohomish County
The News Tribune — Coverage of the Joint Base Lewis-McChord military installation
The News Tribune, in partnership with The Olympian, The Bellingham Herald, and The Tri-City Herald — Indigenous communities and Washington
The Olympian — Homelessness, its causes and solutions
The Spokesman-Review — Statehouse reporting in Washington State; healthcare in eastern Washington; D.C.-based beat to cover legislation affecting the Northwest
Wisconsin
Green Bay Press-Gazette — Native American issues in Green Bay and Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel — Latino neighborhoods on the city’s south side; Native American and other under-covered communities
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service — Community reporting, two positions
Spectrum Milwaukee — Public health coverage in Milwaukee
Wausau Daily Herald — Population loss and its effects in Wisconsin
Wausau Pilot & Review — Hmong and other immigrants in Marathon County, WI
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Reporting — Criminal justice misconduct in Wisconsin
West Virginia
100 Days in Appalachia — White supremacy groups in Appalachia
Mountain State Spotlight — Health, business and database reporting in rural West Virginia (three positions)
Wyoming
Buffalo Bulletin — Photojournalism in Buffalo and surrounding areas
WyoFile — Education and schools in Wyoming
Wyoming Public Media — Reporting on Wyoming’s Wind River Reservation