National service program recruits talented, diverse reporters—helps fund salaries Report for America announced today that applications are now open for news organizations interested in partnering to host emerging and experienced journalists in their newsrooms for up to three years, beginning next summer. Report for America is a national service program that places talented journalists—corps
Four mothers call Black Press to action, “Tell our stories” When Cary Ball Jr. was shot and killed by St. Louis police officers in 2013, his mother Toni Taylor felt the media only painted half of the picture — with one exception: The St. Louis American reporter Rebecca Riva. “The reporter that I trusted from
Report for America held its National Gathering last week at Loyola University Chicago. From June 8-10, some 250 corps members attended training workshops and forged connections with their fellow journalists. It was the first time the corps had come together in three years. Those new to the national service program gained a greater perspective of
Report for America presented awards to journalists in a dozen categories and named a Mentor of the Year at its second annual “Local News Awards” ceremony, held at Loyola University Chicago, June 10. The celebration capped off the national service program’s “National Gathering 2022” which brought together hundreds of corps members for the first time
NPR’s Nancy Barnes addresses graduating Report for America corps members, May 21, 2022. Report for America corps members, family, friends and staff came together virtually this past weekend to celebrate the graduation of more than 130 journalists from the national service program—its largest ceremony yet. The grads have all completed at least one year
Read the Community News Funds Report Report for America has released a new report that identifies a major new trend – the creation of “Community News Funds” – and outlines how the new funds can be created. The new strategy involves community foundations working in conjunction with local news leaders in creating a single, permanent
Let’s face it, journalism isn’t exactly the most glamorous of professions. It doesn’t always pay all that well. Not every story is exciting. And the stereotypes that lead to mistrust of the media? We’ll save that for another day. The truth is that journalism is a public service—an opportunity to inform the public while holding
This Q&A first appeared in Mandy Hofmockel’s Journalism Jobs newsletter. Report for America is currently accepting applications for more than 150 open positions across the U.S. and its territories. Applications close Jan. 31, so apply today! A big thank you goes out to Kim Kleman, Senior Vice President at Report for America, for her thoughtful
Report for America is currently accepting corps member applications through Jan. 31. To help prospective Report for America corps members better understand what it’s like to be part of our corps, we’ve asked members of our current cohort to share what their experience has been like. Today, we spoke with Melissa Montalvo, of The Fresno
Since becoming Report for America’s director of admissions, I’ve quickly learned that journalists are deadline driven. But if you’re thinking about answering the call to serve in our reporting and photography corps, you might want to get your application in today! Yes, you have until Jan. 31, but for the first time we are offering