The company aims to strengthen communities and democracy through truthful, fearless, fair and smart local journalism. It says local coverage has been decimated, leaving residents without information about critical community issues.
The company says the collapse of local journalism has created a crisis for democracy and left residents without information about critical issues facing their communities. Its mission is to strengthen communities and democracy through local journalism.
Report for America corps members are paired with mentors who provide support and encouragement through regular check-ins. Mentors are veteran journalists from print, broadcast, digital, nonprofit news and academia.
Leaders from journalism and national service came together to build Report for America. The page introduces its team, advisors, board members, mentors and program staff.
Report for America provides email contacts for media requests, newsroom and corps member applications, donations, local sustainability and other inquiries.
Report for America is a national service program that places emerging journalists into local newsrooms across the country to report on under-covered issues.
Report for America says its privacy statement explains its online information practices and the choices people have about how information they provide is collected and used.
