In the wake of devastating federal cuts to public broadcasting, Report for America is responding by taking urgent action to ensure Alaskans continue to receive essential news and information. The national service program will immediately support two full-time reporters in public radio stations KRBD (CoastAlaska) in Ketchikan and KOTZ in Kotzebue. Report for America will The post Report for America Steps In to Support Alaska Public Radio Amid Federal Funding Cuts appeared first on Report for A...| Report for America
When the Power Went Out, He Kept Communities Informed Gerard Albert III / Blue Ridge Public Radio Gerard Albert III was just three months into his new role covering western North Carolina rural communities for Blue Ridge Public Radio when Hurricane Helene tore its way through the region in the fall of 2024. Overnight, the The post #RFAImpact2025: When the Power Went Out, He Kept Communities Informed appeared first on Report for America.| Report for America
2025 Impact Report Letter from Our Executive Director Challenges abound for local newsrooms, but I want to focus on the positives — because Report for America has helped achieve a lot of them. This summer, we’re celebrating the 100,000 stories that our corps of talented, service-minded journalists have produced since we began fielding reporters in| Report for America
The state agency charged with ensuring children’s welfare has been beset by chronic failure and is often only in the news when something negative happens. For the story, corps member Esteban Candelaria aimed to tell one of the often underreported success stories of juveniles in the system breaking the cycle of poverty and crime. He The post More Juveniles Detained in New Mexico are Receiving GEDs appeared first on Report for America.| Report for America
Measles — a preventable disease the U.S. considered eliminated in 2000 — recently spread through a Mennonite community along with an outbreak of misinformation about vaccines. For this exclusive story in collaboration with the Associated Press, corps member Carlos Nogueras Ramos observed and interviewed the religious community and its leaders with compassion while also helping The post Spotlighting the West Texas community at the center of a measles outbreak appeared first on Report for A...| Report for America
In the Bay Area, where corps member Audrey Brown reports, highways, ports, and factories are often in close proximity to low-income communities of color. As a result, poor air quality and exposure to toxins disproportionately affect those communities, but due to the high influence of these industries, there is often a lack of accountability or The post Data shows Toxic Waste Cleanups Take Longer in Marginalized Communities appeared first on Report for America.| Report for America
In April, ICE agents stopped Juan Francisco Méndez and his wife, Marilú Domingo Ortiz, while they were driving, saying they were looking for someone named Antonio. The couple showed the agents their documentation to prove they had the wrong person. Marilú began recording the interaction, and then, the agents broke through the car window with The post How an ICE arrest changed a Massachusetts family appeared first on Report for America.| Report for America
Report for America welcomes summer intern cohort.| Report for America
Report for America announces 100+ newsroom partners and the opening of new corps member applications Selections include 66 local newsroom partners and corps member positions, 37 accelerator program participants, with expanded photojournalist and education reporter opportunities still to be announced December 17, 2024 – Report for America announced today several new partnership and program developments| Report for America
https://vimeo.com/1090105443?share=copy “Don’t Wait for Permission” and more wisdom from Report for America’s 2025 Corps Member Graduation May 29, 2025 – Days after announcing a new cohort of 107 incoming corps members, Report for America honored the talent and contributions of 98 corps members graduating from the national service journalism program during an inspiring virtual ceremony. The post “Don’t Wait for Permission” and more wisdom from Report for America’s 2025 C...| Report for America
Report for America today announced a new collegiate paid summer internship program, designed to fill one of the most common gaps on a rising journalist’s resume: professional newsroom experience. This 10-week program supports journalism students by placing them in community newsrooms and providing training, mentoring and financial support. The program, run in partnership with select The post Report for America Welcomes Summer Intern Cohort to Help Prepare Rising Journalists for the Newsroom...| Report for America
This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’re proud to highlight the work of Report for America corps member Yiming Fu of AsAm News. In wildfire response and news coverage, communities closest to the issue are often overlooked. Since 2024, Fu has embedded himself in local communities, specifically the Lahaina community, and has provided nuanced The post AAPI Heritage Month: Highlighting Yiming Fu’s Coverage of Maui Wildfire Recovery appeared first on Report for America.| Report for America
This year’s Local News Awards winners were selected from more than 200 pieces of reporting from 102 Report for America corps members. Reporting spanned homelessness, mental health, climate change, racial equity, rural shifts, environmental justice, and political extremism, in communities from Albany to Appalachia, Concord to Cedar Rapids, and Birmingham to San Francisco, these journalists brought coverage and context to underreported issues and communities.| Report for America
Beat: Black Wall Street and economic mobility in Tulsa| Report for America
Report for America announces 100+ newsroom partners and the opening of new corps member applications Selections include 66 local newsroom partners and corps member positions, 37 accelerator program participants, with expanded photojournalist and education reporter opportunities still to be announced December 17, 2024 – Report for America announced today several new partnership and program developments| Report for America
Our Journalists’ Work The journalism that corps members produce includes news, investigative, enterprise and feature stories and photography, for newspapers, radio, TV and digital-only newsrooms. Collaborations Report for America brings together its host newsrooms, partners, and funders to amplify local stories nationally. Through these partnerships, we help ensure diverse voices are heard, address critical local| Report for America
