In The Atlantic, we wrote about several ways society can save local news as it collapses. Here I’m going to elaborate one: The federal government can significantly help local news to better inform their communities during the COVID-19 crisis by dramatically increasing their spending on public health advertising, and funneling a good chunk of that
Norman Parish III, who over a three-decade career has worked in newsrooms in seven states, including as a metro editor in Chicago newsrooms, is Report for America’s new Director of Recruitment. He begins Oct. 14. Parish’s role will involve recruiting a diverse group of talented, emerging journalists to report on under-covered beats and communities throughout
Report for America announced today the hiring of Kim Kleman, the former Editor-in-Chief of Consumer Reports, to become National Director of the program. Kleman has an esteemed career as an editorial leader and teacher. She served as Editor-in-Chief of Consumer Reports, one of the largest nonprofit media organizations in the country, and Editor-in-Chief of The
Report for America announced today the hiring of Alison Bethel McKenzie, the former executive director of the Society for Professional Journalists, as the Director of Corps Excellence. McKenzie has been a respected leader at the highest levels of journalism, serving as the Executive Director of both the Society of Professional Journalists and the Executive Director
NEW YORK—After a highly competitive search, Report for America has announced the selection and placement of its 2019 class: 60 reporters in 50 local news organizations across 28 states and Puerto Rico. Check out the corps! Report for America is a national service program that places talented emerging journalists into local news organizations to
The Crucial Effort Supported By Grants from the Annenberg Foundation and McClatchy Foundation and a Collaboration with the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Boston, MA, October 31—Building on the success of its first year, Report for America is launching an initiative to address the proliferation of news deserts in California with the goal