Report for America unveiled its 2024 Impact Report last night to a room filled with journalists, media industry leaders, philanthropists, and other supporters of local journalism at the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis. While the focus of the evening was panel discussions on growing statewide support for local news in Minnesota, sharing the report
Here’s how America voted, and prepared for voting, leading up to and throughout the midterm elections– as told by Report for America corps members.
Here’s how America voted, and prepared for voting, leading up to and throughout the midterm elections– as told by Report for America corps members.
Hispanic and Latino journalists are historically underrepresented in journalism, with higher estimates estimating they make up around 11% of newsroom staff. Report for America is changing these statistics. We currently partner with five Latino-owned newsrooms. Roughly 21% of our corps members identify as Hispanic or Latino, and many of them cover beats specific to Latino
Hispanic and Latino journalists are historically underrepresented in newsrooms, with estimates that they make up around 11% of staff. Report for America seeks to change these statistics. We currently partner with five Latino-owned newsrooms. Roughly 21% of our corps members identify as Hispanic or Latino, and many of them cover beats specific to Latino communities.
Hispanic and Latino journalists are historically underrepresented in newsrooms, with estimates that they make up around 11% of staff. Report for America seeks to change these statistics. We currently partner with five Latino-owned newsrooms. Roughly 21% of our corps members identify as Hispanic or Latino, and many of them cover beats specific to Latino communities.
Journalism might not be the first profession Americans think of when hearing the phrase national public service. Images of the military, disaster workers, or even the Peace Corps are more likely to be evoked. But in 2017, veteran journalists Charles Sennott and Steven Waldman challenged the nation to think much more broadly, not only to
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
In a tumultuous year of reporting, a corps member finds solace in her service project. So much has happened in Minnesota since Zoë Jackson joined The Star Tribune as a Report for America corps member last summer. She was meant to cover young voters and politics, and soon became a COVID-19 reporter as well. Now,