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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the culture, history and contributions of Hispanic and Latino people throughout the country each year, from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Latinos have historically been absent in popular culture and news media. Today, only 11 percent of news analysts, reporters, and journalists identify as Latino, despite the
Reporting on the Mississippi River Basin
Report for America is partnering with the University of Missouri School of Journalism and the Society of Environmental Journalists to offer 10 local newsrooms within the Mississippi River Basin a unique opportunity: the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk. We’ll help you find excellent reporters to cover water, agriculture and other environmental issues of
20 years after 9/11 attacks, American communities remember, mourn and mobilize
Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, many American communities are reflecting on the cruelty and the heroism witnessed on that day. For many, it will also be a day to mourn the many things lost following the attacks: family and friends who died that day, the many lives lost
Six beats to consider when your newsroom applies to Report for America
Report for America helps local newsrooms plug holes in their coverage. We’re accepting applications now, through Sept. 30, from newsrooms that want us to help them find great reporters, for under-covered communities or topics, and pay half their salary. Many of the beats of our 300 journalists, working in more than 200 newsrooms, are what
Report for America backs Senate version of Local Journalism Sustainability Act
Report for America, an initiative of The GroundTruth Project, joins the Rebuild Local News coalition in its support of the U.S. Senate version of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act. The coalition represents more than 3,000 local newsrooms, funders of local journalism, and civil society organizations advocating for a healthy free press. The bill — jointly
Haiti assassination reverberates in local news coverage by Report for America corps members
Report for America host newsroom The Haitian Times has tenaciously covered the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise over the past few weeks, fearlessly employing corps members to chase the intricacies of a story that has great impact on the Haitian diaspora. Moise was killed and his wife, Martine, was seriously injured in an attack
Report for America opens newsroom applications, expands opportunity to hire more journalists
APPLY HERE National service program recruits talented, diverse reporters—helps fund salaries Report for America announced today that applications are now open for news organizations interested in partnering to host emerging and experienced journalists in their newsrooms for up to three years, beginning next summer. Report for America is a national service program that places talented
“A Part of Something Revolutionary”
Sliding into DMs, an unconventional workspace and excitement for bison Stefania Lugli first learned about Report for America as a digital intern with our nonprofit home, The GroundTruth Project. Most of her work involved supporting corps members with their dispatches. Within weeks, she knew she wanted to be a corps member. “I was determined to
Report for America hosts inaugural ‘Local News Awards’
Report for America presented awards to journalists in a dozen categories and named a Mentor of the Year at its inaugural Local News Awards program, held virtually, June 25. Among the evening’s top winners was The Columbus Dispatch’s Ceili Doyle, who took home Dispatch of the Year honors for her piece “Against the tide: