Further Your Journalism Career with Report for America

Journalists with 1-3 years of experience and recent graduates with internship or journalism leadership experience are encouraged to apply by February 3.

Report for America (RFA) is seeking talented, service-minded journalists and photographers to join their reporting corps. Applications are now open for positions in newsrooms of all types – digital startups, daily and weekly newspapers, radio and TV stations and more. RFA is a two-year program, with an optional third year. Check out their interactive database of job openings, salary ranges, newsrooms and beats here. Candidates applying should have a minimum of 1-3 years of local news experience. Recent graduates may apply if they’ve had local newsroom internships or journalism leadership experience in college.

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

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RFA Application Process

• Complete the corps member application by February 3, 11:59 PM.
• Ensure your references submit their letters of recommendation by February 10. They will receive an email from Submittable, the application platform, with a recommendation form. It is encouraged to request your references early in your application process.
• Finalists will have their applications shared with newsrooms to be slated for interviews.

Report for America is a national service program that places talented early-career and experienced 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. Report for America is an initiative of The GroundTruth Project, an award-winning nonprofit journalism organization dedicated to rebuilding journalism from the ground up.

Can’t make the informational session mentioned above? Contact the Report for America recruitment team at recruitment@reportforamerica.org or register for one of the virtual information sessions happening this month. You may register for an information session here.