There are a lot of stereotypes about journalists, their beliefs and where they come from. The reality is that they come from all walks of life—to include military veterans who have traded in their tactical gear for microphones, cameras or the all-mighty pen. Report for America salutes those who’ve served in uniform, including our corps
Theresa Davis is a reporter covering water and the environment for the Albuquerque Journal in New Mexico. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. What’s been one of the most rewarding aspects of your work in your first year with Report For America? This work teaches me something new every day. I feel
Devna Bose is an education reporter with Chalkbeat in Newark, New Jersey. We checked in on her to ask her about her experience with Report For America, what insights she’s learned on the job and some reporting tips. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. What’s been your proudest moment in your first
Manny Ramos is a Chicago native who now covers the south and west sides of the city. We asked him about his experience so far and how he found the sources for his recently published capstone piece, “Why tearing down Englewood to save it hasn’t worked.” The interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Previously a professor of geography, Rafael leverages his research skills to investigate federal recovery funding on Puerto Rico, a critical beat in the wake of Hurricane Maria. We asked him about his experience so far as a Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI) watchdog journalist holding the government accountable during the hurricane recovery effort. The interview has
Emily Woodruff covers healthcare and public health in southern Louisiana for The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate with a focus on The Big Easy’s metro region. As a healthcare reporter, Emily is a rare breed in the Pelican State, where few — if any — newsrooms have a full-time health reporter on staff, despite
2019 corps member Camille von Kaenel covers wildfire recovery for the Chico Enterprise-Record in Northern California, focusing on a region that was devasted by 2018’s deadly Camp Fire. She brings experience in environmental reporting, having covered climate change policy for E&E News in Washington, D.C. Her writing has also appeared in Fast Company, Atlas Obscura,
Pascal Sabino is a 2019 Report for America corps member who covers the Chicago West Side neighborhoods of Austin and North Lawndale digital news nonprofit Block Club Chicago. He’s from the south side of Chicago and previously covered environmental health in his hometown for the Real Chi, a local news lab with a mission of
Mallory Falk is a second-year Report for America corps member who spent her first year at KRWG and will now report for an exciting new public radio collaborative called Texas News Hub. She’s an award-winning audio reporter whose stories have aired on regional and national programs like Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here & Now
Carlos Ballesteros is a Report for America corps member and Chicago native who covers the city’s south and west sides at the Chicago Sun-Times. His stories run the gamut of community issues including development, profiles of community pillars and housing, plus breaking news and politics. Ballesteros, who will begin his second year with Report for