NEW YORK — Today, Report for America announced its 2019 partner newsrooms quadrupled the program’s goals for local fundraising in 2019, raising more than $800,000 from more than 1,150 local donors, and nearly $1 million when including partners running public radio campaigns. Report for America, an initiative of The GroundTruth Project, leverages a three-to-one regional
NEW YORK, NY — The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today unveiled The GroundTruth Project, home of Report for America, was one of the highest-scoring proposals, designated as the Top 100, in its 100&Change competition for a single $100 million grant to help solve one of the world’s most critical social challenges. With
This year, Report for America is welcoming our largest corps member class ever, with 250 journalists at more than 160 newsrooms across the country. With a wide range of incredible newsrooms and beats, here are just a few reasons you should join us in 2020. Apply here by the deadline on Friday, Jan. 31. 10.
New York, NY – Report for America (RFA), a national service program that places emerging journalists into local news organizations to report on under-covered issues, has partnered with nearly six dozen, award-winning journalists to launch RFA’s Mentorship Program. The inaugural volunteer program pairs veteran journalists from print, digital, radio, television, academic and non-profit newsrooms with
Report for America is offering 11 positions in innovative local TV stations around the country — covering crucially important beats. Apply here; the deadline is Jan. 31. Detroit Public Television — Michigan: 1) Threats to safe drinking water; 2) Early childhood education in metro Detroit Kansas City PBS — Missouri: Rural issues in Missouri
For emerging journalists interested in working in radio, Report for America’s group of 2020-2021 host newsrooms comprises more opportunities than ever before — 37 open positions in public radio stations across the country. Applications are being accepted now until Jan. 31 WFPL 89.3 News Louisville — Kentucky: Southern Indiana WESA 90.5 — Pennsylvania: Johnstown
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