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Journalists play a crucial role in holding governments accountable, transparent and uncorrupted. Watchdog reporting exposes conflicts of interest for public officials, ensures fiscal responsibility, creates safer communities to live in and more. Access to public records is a fundamental part of this type of reporting. Since 2005, journalists, publishers, journalism educators and others have used
This International Women’s Day, we spoke with Becky Jacobs, a Report for America corps member who writes about women’s issues and the status of women in Utah for The Salt Lake Tribune. “We knew that during the coronavirus pandemic, women were disproportionately affected economically, in terms of jobs but also taking on responsibilities with kids
This Sunday’s edition of CBS “60 Minutes” will look at the crisis in local news and how hedge funds and other financial firms have swallowed up newspapers, closed newsrooms and slashed staff. The episode will feature Report for America as one answer to the crisis and the threat it poses to democracy. Report for America
Read the Community News Funds Report Report for America has released a new report that identifies a major new trend – the creation of “Community News Funds” – and outlines how the new funds can be created. The new strategy involves community foundations working in conjunction with local news leaders in creating a single, permanent
By Charles M. Sennott We need to get better at telling the story of the crisis in journalism and what it means for our democracy. Since we’re storytellers, you’d think we’d be pretty good at that. But the truth is we have failed to convey the urgency of the crisis and we have failed to
Let’s face it, journalism isn’t exactly the most glamorous of professions. It doesn’t always pay all that well. Not every story is exciting. And the stereotypes that lead to mistrust of the media? We’ll save that for another day. The truth is that journalism is a public service—an opportunity to inform the public while holding
Report for America corps member Monique John reports for WCPO, a TV and digital news outlet in Cincinnati where she focuses on gentrification. Broadcast journalists! Report for America has 10 great, open positions for reporters with TV and related experience. Apply today: The deadline for these, and all open corps member positions, is Monday,
Report for America, Local Media Association and Meta Journalism Project announced a new partnership to catalyze philanthropic and business model innovation for local newsrooms. Support from Meta Journalism Project will enable Report for America and Local Media Association to offer 20 local newsrooms a six-month best practices course on philanthropy, grants, membership and subscriptions, branded
Report for America is currently accepting corps member applications through Jan. 31. To help prospective Report for America corps members better understand what it’s like to be part of our corps, we’ve asked members of our current cohort to share what their experience has been like. Today, we spoke with Melissa Montalvo, of The Fresno
Since becoming Report for America’s director of admissions, I’ve quickly learned that journalists are deadline driven. But if you’re thinking about answering the call to serve in our reporting and photography corps, you might want to get your application in today! Yes, you have until Jan. 31, but for the first time we are offering