https://vimeo.com/1090105443?share=copy “Don’t Wait for Permission” and more wisdom from Report for America’s 2025 Corps Member Graduation May 29, 2025 – Days after announcing a new cohort of 107 incoming corps members, Report for America honored the talent and contributions of 98 corps members graduating from the national service journalism program during an inspiring virtual ceremony.
Report for America today announced a new collegiate paid summer internship program, designed to fill one of the most common gaps on a rising journalist’s resume: professional newsroom experience. This 10-week program supports journalism students by placing them in community newsrooms and providing training, mentoring and financial support. The program, run in partnership with select
This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’re proud to highlight the work of Report for America corps member Yiming Fu of AsAm News. In wildfire response and news coverage, communities closest to the issue are often overlooked. Since 2024, Fu has embedded himself in local communities, specifically the Lahaina community, and has provided nuanced
First place winner in the photo category: Marlon Arostegui, who moved from Nicaragua due to political turmoil, stands next to the RV he has lived in for the past several years in San Francisco, Calif., on Aug. 2, 2024. “I’m grateful for the support we have received and to be able to relocate to another
Report for America responds to challenges facing local news by placing 107 journalists in newsrooms across the country The corps members, including 14 CatchLight photojournalist Fellows, begin their service in July, growing the active local reporting corps to 187 May 21, 2025 – Report for America announced today the placement of 107 journalists in newsrooms
Knight Foundation invests $20 million in the next generation of journalists, local newsrooms December 12, 2024 — Report for America has received a $20 million investment from the Knight Foundation to expand its innovative model of journalist recruitment and newsroom partnerships and increase trustworthiness of local journalism. The multi-year commitment comes at a critical time
October 22, 2024 – Citing a shared mission, Report for America celebrates a recent investment of $20 million by Press Forward in 205 local news outlets, including one in every state and 23 current Report for America partners. Press Forward is a national coalition investing more than $500 million to strengthen local newsrooms, close longstanding
October 8, 2024 – Since 2017, Report for America has supported nearly 400 newsrooms, helping them collectively raise $30 million from within their communities to become more sustainable. The nonprofit journalism program now aims to use its experience and resources to help other newsrooms achieve greater sustainability through its new pilot “accelerator program.” Through the
CatchLight and Report for America are announcing an expanded partnership to place subsidized photojournalists in up to 20 local newsrooms throughout the United States in 2025 and provide comprehensive photo desk support to all participating organizations. The deadline is Oct. 21, 2024. Interested newsrooms can apply here. An information session is taking place Oct. 10 at
Report for America brought journalists from every corner of the country to Minneapolis last week for the service program’s 2024 National Gathering. It was an opportunity for corps members to connect and learn from one another in a way that can only be done in person. “We can do orientation on Zoom. We can do