Report for America announced today the hiring of Kim Kleman, the former Editor-in-Chief of Consumer Reports, to become National Director of the program. Kleman has an esteemed career as an editorial leader and teacher. She served as Editor-in-Chief of Consumer Reports, one of the largest nonprofit media organizations in the country, and Editor-in-Chief of The
Samantha Max is a Report for America corps member who covers health care and underserved communities in and around Macon, Georgia, for The Telegraph. Her work provides intimate portraits of people who struggle with issues around insurance and homelessness, and she covers issues surrounding resources and providers. Many of her stories come from readers who
Alexandra Watts is a Report for America corps member who covers the Delta for Mississippi Public Broadcasting. Her stories touch on a variety of issues that imapct daily life in the region, with some stories focusing on opportunities for young people and their role in the local economy. Watts answered a few questions about her work
Eric J. Shelton is a Report for America corps member who is a photojournalist for Mississippi Today. He answered a few questions about his work as a local journalist for the latest edition of the Report Local newsletter. 1) As a journalist working in your home state of Mississippi, how has your knowledge of the state informed
Manny Ramos is a Report for America corps member who writes for the Chicago Sun-Times, with a focus on Chicago’s south and west sides. He answered a few questions about his work as a local journalist for the latest edition of the Report Local newsletter. 1) You’re one of several RFA corps members who is
Sarah Anne Hughes is a Report for America corps member whose work covers state government for The Incline and Billy Penn. She answered a few questions about her work as a local journalist for the latest edition of the Report Local newsletter. 1) Why did you decide to become a Report for America corps member? When I
Will Wright is a Report for America corps member who works at the Lexington Herald-Leader. He answered a few questions about his work as a local journalist for the latest edition of the Report Local newsletter. 1) Earlier this year, you covered a major story about a lack of water access in your region of
On the Ground — On a muggy July evening, I sat on the dusty wooden floor of a cluttered one-bedroom house in Fitzgerald, Georgia, with notebook and pen in hand. Andres Diego and his wife, Wyona, sat across from me on a leaky queen-sized air mattress, speaking softly over the hum of a window unit on
The Crucial Effort Supported By Grants from the Annenberg Foundation and McClatchy Foundation and a Collaboration with the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Boston, MA, October 31—Building on the success of its first year, Report for America is launching an initiative to address the proliferation of news deserts in California with the goal