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
In March 2022, then-Report for America corps member Katie Hyson, who covered race and inequality for WUFT, published a story: “How a Black marching band style was erased from Gainesville’s fields, and why it matters decades later.” The story became one of Hyson’s most memorable segments. Through her reporting, she delved deep into the history
This Hispanic Heritage Month, Report for America is proud to highlight three Latino corps members who, through their work, provide critical coverage for their communities, spanning issue areas from labor and immigration to politics and environment. Many Report for America corps members also reach specific Spanish-speaking audiences by providing bilingual or Spanish-language coverage. Meet some
Shaping the Future of Justice Reporting in Alabama Alaina Bookman / AL.com In Birmingham, where communities have long grappled with cycles of youth incarceration and systemic concerns, coverage of criminal justice has rarely focused on solutions. But when Alaina Bookman joined AL.com as a Report for America corps member, she brought a new lens—one grounded
In the wake of devastating federal cuts to public broadcasting, Report for America is responding by taking urgent action to ensure Alaskans continue to receive essential news and information. The national service program will immediately support two full-time reporters in public radio stations KRBD (CoastAlaska) in Ketchikan and KOTZ in Kotzebue. Report for America will
When the Power Went Out, He Kept Communities Informed Gerard Albert III / Blue Ridge Public Radio Gerard Albert III was just three months into his new role covering western North Carolina rural communities for Blue Ridge Public Radio when Hurricane Helene tore its way through the region in the fall of 2024. Overnight, the
The state agency charged with ensuring children’s welfare has been beset by chronic failure and is often only in the news when something negative happens. For the story, corps member Esteban Candelaria aimed to tell one of the often underreported success stories of juveniles in the system breaking the cycle of poverty and crime. He