GroundTruth founder and Report for America co-founder to lean into new roles The GroundTruth Project today announced that it will launch a national search for the role of CEO-and-President at the nonprofit journalism organization, which is home to Report for America and Report for the World. GroundTruth’s board of directors has assembled a search committee
Four mothers call Black Press to action, “Tell our stories” When Cary Ball Jr. was shot and killed by St. Louis police officers in 2013, his mother Toni Taylor felt the media only painted half of the picture — with one exception: The St. Louis American reporter Rebecca Riva. “The reporter that I trusted from
Report for America held its National Gathering last week at Loyola University Chicago. From June 8-10, some 250 corps members attended training workshops and forged connections with their fellow journalists. It was the first time the corps had come together in three years. Those new to the national service program gained a greater perspective
Report for America presented awards to journalists in a dozen categories and named a Mentor of the Year at its second annual “Local News Awards” ceremony, held at Loyola University Chicago, June 10. The celebration capped off the national service program’s “National Gathering 2022” which brought together hundreds of corps members for the first time
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. It’s a time to celebrate the contributions that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have had on U.S. culture and history, and also a time to celebrate the vast diversity of cultures throughout Asia and the Pacific Islands. Anti-Asian hate crimes have been on the rise since
NPR’s Nancy Barnes addresses graduating Report for America corps members, May 21, 2022. Report for America corps members, family, friends and staff came together virtually this past weekend to celebrate the graduation of more than 130 journalists from the national service program—its largest ceremony yet. The grads have all completed at least one year
The full list of 2022-23 corps members can be found here. Report for America today announced the placements of more than 300 journalists for its 2022-23 reporting corps. The cohort, which includes a number of corps members returning for a second or third year, will join the staffs of more than 200 local news
https://d11c61iuuht6ew.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/volunteer_week_kick-off-1080p.mp4 National Volunteer Week is a time to recognize the time and effort that volunteers put into their service to better their communities. Report for America corps members volunteer their time on a service project, generally a student journalism or youth media project, to help teach media literacy and storytelling skills to the next generation.
https://d11c61iuuht6ew.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/volunteer_week_kick-off-1080p.mp4 National Volunteer Week is a time to recognize the time and effort that volunteers put into their service to better their communities. Report for America corps members volunteer their time on a service project, generally a student journalism or youth media project, to help teach media literacy and storytelling skills to the next generation.
https://d11c61iuuht6ew.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/volunteer_week_kick-off-1080p.mp4 National Volunteer Week is a time to recognize the time and effort that volunteers put into their service to better their communities. Report for America corps members volunteer their time on a service project, generally a student journalism or youth media project, to help teach media literacy and storytelling skills to the next generation.