2026-2027

The Richmonder

The Richmonder serves the Richmond, Virginia area by spotlighting the best of the community, and keeping a watchful eye on those in power. We believe in making news that is reflective of the fullness of the city, and is freely accessible to all.

The Associated Press – Texas

The Associated Press is a global news organization that is one of the world's most trusted sources of independent, nonpartisan and factual news in all formats. The AP is located in 100 countries and has journalists in all 50 states. More than half the world's population sees AP journalism every day.

100 Days in Appalachia

100 Days in Appalachia is a nonprofit newsroom that exists to detail the complex ecosystem that makes up the Appalachian region by weaving beats, including culture, health, religion, politics, environment, and tech across generations. We’re here to amplify the region’s diverse voices, celebrate our successes, investigate our failures and empower our communities – and help other newsrooms do the same.

KOSU Radio

KOSU is a member-supported public radio network, and its broadcast signals cover two-thirds of Oklahoma with a heavy rural focus. This news organization, including a news site, delivers award-winning local news and NPR news. KOSU provides a place for civil discourse through in-depth reporting on agriculture, rural issues, Indigenous affairs, education and health care.

Ouray County Plaindealer

The Ouray County Plaindealer is a weekly newspaper in operation since 1877, making it one of the oldest newspapers in Colorado. It serves the rural mountains in the southwestern part of the state, in a county that would otherwise be a news desert. The Plaindealer's readership is engaged and supportive – they've donated to keep a Report for America corps member reporting here since 2020. The paper has a reputation for hard-hitting accountability journalism and punching above its weight. The newsroom has been recognized with numerous awards, including multiple honors for public service and investigative reporting, holding power to account and demanding transparency. The Plaindealer’s co-publishers, a couple who bought the newspaper in April 2019, are longtime Colorado journalists who left the largest newspaper in the western half of the state to purchase the weekly and invest in quality journalism. They believe that even small, rural places deserve quality reporting. They've kept reporting even when their work has attracted criticism and resulted in their newspapers being stolen, in response to a story about an alleged sex assault at a former police chief's home.

The Santa Fe New Mexican/The New Mexican Public Service Journalism Fund/Searchlight New Mexico

The Santa Fe New Mexican is locally owned and independent with statewide influence on public-policy coverage. The New Mexican is the oldest newspaper in the state. The New Mexican Public Service Journalism Fund is fiscally sponsored by the New Mexico Foundation. The fund’s mission is cradle-to-grave accountability storytelling of public-policy issues. Searchlight New Mexico is a statewide investigative news nonprofit focused on high-impact journalism and an initiative of The New Mexican Public Service Journalism Fund.

The Associated Press – Minnesota

The Associated Press is a global news organization that is one of the world's most trusted sources of independent, nonpartisan and factual news in all formats. The AP is located in 100 countries and has journalists in all 50 states. More than half the world's population sees AP journalism every day.

Arizona Luminaria

Arizona Luminaria is a nonprofit news organization that publishes news in English and Spanish. We focus on topics including our desert environment, education, voting, equity issues and community topics.

KYUK

KYUK is a nonprofit public media organization serving the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in Western Alaska. Our mission is to inform, connect, and uplift communities through local radio, television, and digital reporting rooted in Indigenous knowledge and lived experience. KYUK centers local voices, languages, and stories—providing trusted news, cultural programming, and critical information that strengthens civic life, preserves culture, and supports community resilience across the region.

Rappahannock News & Foothills Forum

A traditional print weekly for most of its existence, the Rappahannock News — working in partnership with Foothills Forum, an editorially and functionally independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit — has evolved into a cross-platform local news source that meets its audience wherever it turns for credible community information.