This year’s Report for America corps was chosen after a highly selective national competition that drew more than 1,800 applications. The 225 journalists who were selected for this year’s corps are eager to deliver trustworthy, accurate local news to communities across our nation. More about the process here. Alaska Anchorage Daily News Annie Berman
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COVID-19 coverage from GroundTruth & Report for America
Updated March 24, 2020 The World Health Organization’s official declaration that COVID-19 is a pandemic serves as a powerful reminder for us all of how connected we are as a planet. The measures adopted in Asia and Europe inform the local response to the virus, as America starts to see an increase of cases and
The kids are alright
Erin McIntyre and Mike Wiggins form a formidable wife-husband local journalism team who are now entering the space of donor-funded journalism. The pair left daily newspaper jobs in 2019 and bought a 1,500-circ weekly in rural Ouray, Colo. — The Ouray County Plaindealer. They are the only two full-timers on staff due to their budget,
The GroundTruth Project among Top 100 Proposals for MacArthur $100 Million Grant
NEW YORK, NY — The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today unveiled The GroundTruth Project, home of Report for America, was one of the highest-scoring proposals, designated as the Top 100, in its 100&Change competition for a single $100 million grant to help solve one of the world’s most critical social challenges. With
Here Are the Top Ten Reasons to Be a Report for America Corps Member in 2020
This year, Report for America is welcoming our largest corps member class ever, with 250 journalists at more than 160 newsrooms across the country. With a wide range of incredible newsrooms and beats, here are just a few reasons you should join us in 2020. Apply here by the deadline on Friday, Jan. 31. 10.
Report for America Partners With 58 Leading Journalists on Mentor Program
New York, NY – Report for America (RFA), a national service program that places emerging journalists into local news organizations to report on under-covered issues, has partnered with nearly six dozen, award-winning journalists to launch RFA’s Mentorship Program. The inaugural volunteer program pairs veteran journalists from print, digital, radio, television, academic and non-profit newsrooms with
TV Beats in 2020-2021
Report for America is offering 11 positions in innovative local TV stations around the country — covering crucially important beats. Apply here; the deadline is Jan. 31. Detroit Public Television — Michigan: 1) Threats to safe drinking water; 2) Early childhood education in metro Detroit Kansas City PBS — Missouri: Rural issues in Missouri
The Native American Journalists Association and Report for America take new steps to strengthen reporting in Indigenous communities
NORMAN, Oklahoma — The Native American Journalists Association and Report for America are partnering to support 19 reporting positions across the country that focus on or include Indigenous affairs. This groundbreaking initiative aims to strengthen local journalism in areas where Indigenous peoples play vital roles in the community. Report for America is a national service
2020-2021 Newsroom Listing (Mobile View)
Report for America will place 250 journalists into 164 newsrooms in 46 states plus Puerto Rico and D.C. SOUTH Report for America will partner with 44 local news outlets across the South. El Nuevo Herald, Miami, FL: 1) Nicaraguan, Honduran, Dominican and other Latino communities — filled by current corps member 2)
Report for America to Place a Record 250 Journalists in 164 Local Newsrooms in 2020
FULL LIST OF NEWSROOMS NEW YORK—Report for America announced today that it will field 250 emerging journalists in 164 host news organizations to serve local communities across 46 states in the coming year. This is more than four times the size of the 2019 class, who have been reporting in some 50 local news organizations