National service program recruits talented, diverse reporters—helps newsrooms fund salaries Report for America is looking to add more than 50 newsroom positions next summer and applications are now open for local newsrooms interested in partnering to host early-career and experienced journalists for up to three years. Report for America is a national service program that
Mike Feinsilber was among the hundreds of journalists who volunteer their time as mentors for our Report for America corps members. Sadly, Mike passed away this spring. Yet, as one of our alumni shares, his impact lives on. By Clara Hendrickson I miss my “nitpicker.” That’s what my Report for America mentor Mike Feinsilber called
Report for America corps members, family, friends and staff came together virtually last night to celebrate the graduation of more than 100 journalists from the national service program, ahead of the fourth annual Local News Awards. The new graduates have all completed at least one year of service with Report America with many completing two
Report for America presented awards to journalists in nearly a dozen categories, named a Mentor of the Year, and recognized newsrooms for their sustainability efforts at its fourth annual “Local News Awards” ceremony, held virtually, on May 22. More than 200 entries, from nearly 120 journalists, were submitted this year. They showcased a wide swath
National Volunteer Week – Thank you to our volunteers! from GroundTruth on Vimeo. It’s National Volunteer Week! To celebrate, we’re highlighting the impact of individuals that give their time through Report for America to support young journalists and the communities they report in. “Having someone to bounce ideas off of, or to ask advice from
See the new corps member assignments here. Report for America is pleased to announce that it will place nearly 60 reporters and photojournalists in new positions at local newsrooms across the country this summer. These new corps members join dozens more who will continue reporting on undercovered communities and topics for their second or third
Watch the full video of the event here. Report for America recognized the work of young student journalists across the country during its inaugural Student Journalism Awards ceremony, held virtually on April 11. Entries came from youth being mentored by Report for America corps members who, as a result of our national service mission,
It’s International Women’s Day! To celebrate, we’ve partnered with our sister organization, Report for the World, to spotlight some of the most important stories written by and about women and women’s issues across the United States and the world this year. Want to help continue this critical local reporting? Lend your support today: bit.ly/womenreporting
Our program must focus on areas where it has the most impact, RFA executive director Kim Kleman writes Report for America has been in the news this week after I shared during a journalism roundtable that we’re phasing out our support of hedge fund and private equity-owned newsrooms. The response I’ve seen has been mostly, “About time!” though we’re
By Noreen Gillespie, Microsoft What will the newsroom of the future look like? Today, Microsoft is launching several collaborations with news organizations (including The GroundTruth Project) to adopt generative AI. In a year where billions of people will vote in democratic elections worldwide, journalism is critical to creating healthy information ecosystems, and it is our