NORMAN, Oklahoma — The Native American Journalists Association and Report for America are partnering to support 19 reporting positions across the country that focus on or include Indigenous affairs. This groundbreaking initiative aims to strengthen local journalism in areas where Indigenous peoples play vital roles in the community. Report for America is a national service
Colorado — Associated Press: Colorado state legislature, with special focus on public health Connecticut — Associated Press: State policy issues at the intersection of mental health and criminal justice Illinois — Capitol News: 1) Illinois state legislature, especially its affect on ethnic and minority communities in Illinois 2) Videographer to cover state legislature and pressing
FULL LIST OF NEWSROOMS NEW YORK—Report for America announced today that it will field 250 emerging journalists in 164 host news organizations to serve local communities across 46 states in the coming year. This is more than four times the size of the 2019 class, who have been reporting in some 50 local news organizations
Report for America will place 250 journalists into 163 newsrooms in 46 states plus Puerto Rico and D.C. Search open positions by newsroom and beat with our interactive database. SOUTH Report for America will partner with 43 local news outlets across the South. El Nuevo Herald, Miami, FL: 1) Nicaraguan, Honduran, Dominican
New initiative launched with support from the Joyce Foundation in the Great Lakes, other national funders Report for America to support 14 new reporting positions covering state legislatures in areas of highest need with The Associated Press across the country. November 25, 2019 New York, New York — Report for America today announced a major
Todd Franko will help local newsrooms raise money for their corps members as Director of Local Sustainability and Development Todd Franko, the outgoing editor of the Youngstown, Ohio Vindicator, has joined Report for America in a new role focused on helping news organizations raise local funds to support journalism. The closure of the Vindicator, after
One of the basic functions of the press is to provide citizens information on which to base their vote. In thousands of communities around the country, that basic responsibility has been abdicated. The consequences are dire. Numerous studies have shown that less news coverage leads to even lower voter turnout, a less informed electorate, fewer
Most of you know that Report for America offers newsrooms an opportunity to hire reporters to address important coverage gaps in your community through beats such as health care or the environment, or in locations that have gone under-covered. But here are a few approaches you might not have thought of… Have more than one
On the night of July 22, Obed Manuel reported in the Dallas Morning News that Francisco Erwin Galicia — an American citizen born in Dallas — had been detained by border patrol for three weeks. His family feared that he’d be deported. The story went viral… Obed appeared on CNN to explain what was
PART OF SPECIAL EFFORT WITH SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM NETWORK, FUNDED BY THE LOR FOUNDATION AND OTHER FUNDERS IN NEW MEXICO, MONTANA, IDAHO AND WYOMING March 22, 2019 — Report for America announced today that seven news organizations would be hosting Report for America corps members this June, as part of a special initiative with Solutions Journalism