Report for America unveils more than sixty new newsroom partners—including a doubling of Black and Hispanic owned media—and opens the application window for new reporters (EDITOR’S NOTE: A list of new host newsrooms and added positions follows. A complete list of all newsrooms can be found here) Report for America today announced the selection of
The GroundTruth Project, home of Report for America, is pleased to announce that the veteran news executive Susan Leath will serve as chief operating officer at a time of ambitious growth for the organization. Leath will be responsible for coordinating operations and guiding a growing staff in the build of GroundTruth’s award-winning global reporting initiatives
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
Report for America—and a coalition representing more than 3,000 local newsrooms—today took the unusual step of backing a plan for the government to dramatically help local news while maintaining strong First Amendment safeguards. The proposal is backed by organizations representing weekly newspapers, nonprofit websites, Black newspaper publishers, Hispanic publishers, independent news websites, free speech advocates,
Report for America has joined forces with Investigative Editing Corps to pilot a program that will pair experienced editors with emerging journalists to do investigative and watchdog reporting for local newsrooms over the next six months. Report for America corps members Theresa Davis, Albuquerque Journal, will investigate water issues, and Chris Aadland, Montana Free Press,
I can’t say that I was surprised when I noticed that Stars and Stripes was trending on Twitter last Friday, following USA Today’s column about Pentagon plans to shutter the newspaper. I served as a military journalist in the Marine Corps for nearly a decade, so I’ve seen more than a few attacks on the
Newsrooms and journalists, you asked—and we heard you. We’re trying to improve our program all the time, so thanks to your insightful feedback we’ve made the following changes as we kick off this year’s newsroom application process: We’re offering a third year in the program. Up to now, Report for America has been a two-year program.
Local news has been gasping for air for several years now, exasperated by shrinking advertising revenue, and more recently, the coronavirus. Yet Report for America’s Todd Franko has more than two million reasons to be grateful this year—$2.1 million, to be specific. Franko is leading efforts to help partner newsrooms raise funds locally to support
Report for America is one of six finalists in 100&Change, a global competition for a single $100 million grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to fund a bold solution to critical social challenges. Report for America, an initiative of The GroundTruth Project, has an audacious goal of virtually eliminating American news deserts with MacArthur’s support.
Report for America announced today that applications are now open for news organizations interested in hosting more than 300 emerging journalists in their newsrooms for up to three years, beginning next June. Report for America is a national service program that places talented journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities.