Report for America: Local Journalism, National Service

Applications Now Open for 70 Reporter Positions – Various Locations

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Report for America is a national service program that places early-career and experienced journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered topics and communities. Report for America’s journalist-first model offers a practical, hopeful solution to rebuilding local news — one community at a time. Report for America is an initiative of Report Local, a nonprofit journalism organization dedicated to strengthening local journalism across the U.S. and around the world.

We are seeking talented, service-minded journalists and photographers to join our reporting corps. Applications are now open for 70 journalism positions in newsrooms of all types across the U.S. – digital startups, daily and weekly newspapers, radio and TV stations and more. Check out our interactive database of job openings, salary ranges, newsrooms and beats here, including sports reporting. Newsroom positions are a strong cross-section of the current media landscape.

Report for America is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Application Process

To apply, complete the corps member application here. The deadline to apply is February 16. Should you become a finalist and be slated for one or more newsroom interviews

by our selection team, your application will be shared with those newsrooms.

Important Note: Please be sure to alert your two references that they will receive an email from our application platform, with the recommendation form. At the prompt in the application, we strongly recommend you send this form right away even before completing your application. Your application will not advance if we don't receive your two references by February 23 - the reference deadline.

Questions?

Contact the Report for America recruitment team at recruitment@reportforamerica.org or join us for one of our virtual information sessions. You may register for an information session here.

About Report for America

Report for America is a national service program that places talented emerging journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered topics and communities across the United States and its territories. By creating a new, sustainable model for journalism, Report for America provides people with the information they need to improve their communities, hold powerful institutions accountable, and restore trust in the media.

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