Report for America hosts 2nd annual Local News Awards
Report for America
June 13, 2022
Report for America presented awards to journalists in a dozen categories and named a Mentor of the Year at its
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Meaghan McElroy
May 31, 2022
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. It’s a time to celebrate the contributions that Asian Americans and
NPR’s Nancy Barnes encourages Report for America grads to continue standing up for essential truths: ‘This is a life’s calling’
Sam Kille
May 23, 2022
NPR’s Nancy Barnes addresses graduating Report for America corps members, May 21, 2022. Report for America corps members, family,
Report for America expands into all 50 states, bolsters newsroom diversity with diverse selection of new corps members
Sam Kille
May 10, 2022
The full list of 2022-23 corps members can be found here. Report for America today announced the placements of
National Volunteer Week: A youth journalism publication in Maryland
Report for America
April 20, 2022
https://d11c61iuuht6ew.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/volunteer_week_kick-off-1080p.mp4 National Volunteer Week is a time to recognize the time and effort that volunteers put into their service to
National Volunteer Week: A Tribal school makes a documentary in Washington
Report for America
April 20, 2022
https://d11c61iuuht6ew.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/volunteer_week_kick-off-1080p.mp4 National Volunteer Week is a time to recognize the time and effort that volunteers put into their service to
National Volunteer Week: A student journalism club in Florida
Report for America
April 20, 2022
https://d11c61iuuht6ew.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/volunteer_week_kick-off-1080p.mp4 National Volunteer Week is a time to recognize the time and effort that volunteers put into their service to
Report for America invites foundations, local news leaders to learn more about ‘Community News Funds’
Sam Kille
March 29, 2022
https://d11c61iuuht6ew.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/community_news_fund_webinar_april_13th_-_paulette_brown-hinds-1080p-1.mp4 Register today! How can local philanthropy and newsroom leaders create a more sustainable model to save local journalism? Report
19 newsrooms selected for RFA/LMA Sustainability Lab
Report for America
March 23, 2022
Nineteen newsrooms have been selected to be part of the RFA/LMA Sustainability Lab, a new partnership between Report for America,
Sunshine Week: A look back at Report for America’s watchdog journalism
Meaghan McElroy
March 16, 2022
Journalists play a crucial role in holding governments accountable, transparent and uncorrupted. Watchdog reporting exposes conflicts of interest for public
Celebrating International Women’s Day: A Conversation with Becky Jacobs
Report for America
March 8, 2022
This International Women’s Day, we spoke with Becky Jacobs, a Report for America corps member who writes about women’s issues
60 Minutes looks at crisis in local news, Report for America’s efforts to bolster journalism and democracy
Sam Kille
February 25, 2022
This Sunday’s edition of CBS “60 Minutes” will look at the crisis in local news and how hedge funds and
Report for America spotlights important new trend – creation of ‘Community News Funds’
Sam Kille
February 22, 2022
Read the Community News Funds Report Report for America has released a new report that identifies a major new trend
The nonprofits charting a new way for local news
The GroundTruth Project
January 28, 2022
By Charles M. Sennott We need to get better at telling the story of the crisis in journalism and what
Report for America seeks military veterans
Sam Kille
January 28, 2022
Let’s face it, journalism isn’t exactly the most glamorous of professions. It doesn’t always pay all that well. Not every
Broadcast journalists, want a great job?
Report for America
January 27, 2022
Report for America corps member Monique John reports for WCPO, a TV and digital news outlet in Cincinnati where
Report for America, Local Media Association announce partnership to advance newsroom sustainability
Report for America
January 20, 2022
Report for America, Local Media Association and Meta Journalism Project announced a new partnership to catalyze philanthropic and business model
Advice for Report for America applications from Kim Kleman
Report for America
January 11, 2022
This Q&A first appeared in Mandy Hofmockel’s Journalism Jobs newsletter. Report for America is currently accepting applications for more than
Meet Report for America corps member Melissa Montalvo
Report for America
January 7, 2022
Report for America is currently accepting corps member applications through Jan. 31. To help prospective Report for America corps members