Become a Corps Member
We are looking for talented, ethical, insanely hard-working, gutsy, open-minded, service-oriented journalists to cover under-reported issues and communities in towns and cities throughout the country and hold powerful institutions accountable.
Become a Host Newsroom
We'll recruit for you talented journalists with the skills you need to cover critical beats. We'll pay roughly half their salary. And we'll help you fundraise more effectively. To date, we've helped unlock nearly $22 million for Report for America newsrooms.
Reporting with Real Impact
Corps member Quinn Glabicki discovered an inappropriate use of funds meant to remedy a Pennsylvania county’s polluted air, which included nearly $10 million in fines and penalties paid by polluters in Allegheny County. The reporting prompted an audit by the county controller to ensure the funds were being used properly.
Quinn Gablicki
Report for America corps member
Public Source
Report for America alumna Samantha Hogan received the 2024 Livingston Award in the local reporting division for her year-long investigation into Maine’s probate court system as a corps member. She found that multiple individuals under public guardianship had died without explanation, prompting outrage and calls for better oversight of the guardianship system.
Samantha Hogan
Report for America alumna
The Maine Monitor
Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage, AK
Associated Press, 18 statehouses throughout U.S.
Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD
Casper Star-Tribune, Wind River Reservation, WY
Centro Del Periodismo Investigativo, San Juan, PR
Chicago Sun Times, Chicago, IL
Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH
Community Voice, Wichita, KS
Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX
Delaware Public Media, Dover, DE
El Nuevo Herald, Miami, FL
FlintBeat.com, Flint, MI
Fresno Bee, Fresno, CA
Houston Public Media, Houston, TX
Iowa Public Radio, Des Moines, IA
Kansas City PBS, Kansas City, MO
Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, Louisville, KY
KUER, Salt Lake City, UT
La Noticia, Charlotte, NC
Miami Herald, Miami, FL
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, WI
New Mexico In Depth, Rio Rancho, NM
Oklahoma Watch, Oklahoma City, OK
South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Vermillion, SD
Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA
Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, FL
Times-Picayune and The Advocate, New Orleans, LA
Traverse City Record-Eagle, Traverse City, MI
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC
Our Newsroom Partners
Participating newsroom partners include nonprofit and for-profit organizations, daily and weekly newspapers, digital only newsrooms, TV and radio stations. They’ve been in every state, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Guam.
Meet our Corps Members
Report for America recruits bring skills, new perspectives and passion to participating newsrooms.