Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, only sees about five hours of daylight in midwinter. Corps member Hunter Morrison’s piece about residents of this small rural community coming together over a shared hobby during the dark, cold winter months resonated with Alaskans and aired across the state. While much other armwrestling takes place in bars, this
This photojournalist and reporter duo, Camilla Forte and Aydali Campa, covered a group of local religious leaders who have been peacefully protesting for the past twenty years by praying outside of a Chicago-area ICE processing facility, and with the detainees inside. The recent increase in ICE agency presence and protests at the facility have forced
Corps member Brett Phelps followed an Indianapolis family for a week to document their day-to-day life without food stamps during the lapse in SNAP benefits. His photos and the accompanying story portrayed a loving, close family sacrificing to make ends meet. Notably, the mother said she had to put a pause on her daughter’s beloved
Newly available police bodycam footage shows the encounter last February between two officers and Burmese refugee Nurul Amin Shah Alam, which set into motion the chain of events that ended in Shah Alam’s death. The footage from February 2025 showed Buffalo police tasing, beating and arresting Shah Alam, who had legally arrived in the country
At Report for America, we’re inspired by the commitment that local newsrooms have to serving their communities. We know they are best positioned to tell the important local stories and hold power to account. Too often, small and mid-size newsrooms don’t have the necessary resources to dive deep into a local issue. In 2021, Report
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University’s Murrow College of Communication and Report for America have launched an ambitious partnership to cover every one of Washington’s counties by 2029, aiming to fill reporting gaps as newsrooms shrink and misinformation spreads across the state. The first-of-its-kind collaboration brings together Washington’s land-grant university and the nation’s leading nonprofit
Report for America announces 2026 newsroom partners; opens corps member applications for 70 positions Report for America’s current host newsrooms increase to 175+; innovative partnerships seek to expand newsrooms’ capacity and reach January 20, 2026 – Report for America announced today its selection of 2026 newsroom partners, who will receive holistic support: a dedicated Report
Organization that houses Report for America and Report for the World unveils a unified identity focused on the future of local news in the U.S. and around the globe Boston, MA — Today, the nonprofit organization that is home to Report for America and Report for the World unveiled its new name: Report Local. The
This Native American Heritage Month, we’re thrilled to highlight Report for America corps member Lyric Aquino and her work with Underscore Native News covering Indigenous affairs in the Pacific Northwest. Learn more about Aquino and read her recent reporting below. About Lyric Aquino: Aquino is an award-winning multimedia journalist with a passion for writing about
Today is National Mentorship Day, and here at Report for America, we are grateful for the 95+ mentors who work with our corps members and provide professional advice, tips and guidance. Report for America mentors are veteran, award-winning journalists from a range of industries — print, broadcast, digital, non-profit news and academia. We are grateful