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National service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered communities
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Since 2018, Report for America corps members have written 100,000 stories. The future of local journalism is here, and it’s powered by our corps members and newsroom partners.

Read more in our 2025 Impact Report: reportforamerica.org/impact-report-2025

#LocalNews #LocalJournalism #RFAImpact2025
The fifth round of excavations for potential victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre at Oaklawn Cemetery, which began Oct. 14, has uncovered 80 previously unknown unmarked graves and nine potential victims.

✏️ Ismael Lele for Oklahoma Eagle/@reportforamerica.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/49TkUeI
As fifth search for Tulsa Race Massacre victims ends
The fifth round of excavations, set to wrap this week, has uncovered 80 unmarked graves and nine potential victims.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
For @WUFT, @Report4America corps member Rose Schnabel reports on the spiritual significance of Florida's Suwanee River for the owners of the Suwannee Gables Motel, who call the river "their Ganges," and for the local residents and residence visitors.

🎧 ⬇️ Listen now: https://bit.ly/3WPFaq8
The spirit of the Ganges on the banks of the Suwannee
Long before moving to Florida, Vasanti Doshi attributed a sacredness to the Suwannee River, likening it to the Ganga or Ganges River in her ancestral India. To reflect, to celebrate, to mourn and to p...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Earlier this month, four Report for America corps members spoke to Editor and Publisher about what a typical day in the life looks like, including how they prepare for assignments, interact with their community and leverage Report for America’s resources.

www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/hitt...
Hitting the ground reporting: A day in the life of Report for America corps members - Editor and Publisher
Local journalism’s future depends on more than new business models and revenue streams — it depends on people. Report for America (RFA) is helping fill that need by placing bright, ambitious reporters...
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September 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
📸 This #WorldPhotographyDay, we are spotlighting
Report for America photojournalists, including many who are Catchlight fellows.
1. Justin Taylor| The Current/@catchlight-io.bsky.social
2. Candace Dane Chambers | @chicago.suntimes.com
3. Christiana Botic | @veritenews.org/@catchlight-io.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Last week, we launched our 2025 Impact Report. Some of the highlights included:
– 100K stories since 2018
– 60m generated in local newsroom revenue
– 82% of program alumni still work in journalism
reportforamerica.org/impact-report-2025
#LocalNews #Journalism #ReportforAmerica #ReportLocal
2025 Impact Report - 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 su...
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August 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Since 2018, Report for America corps members have written 100,000 stories. The future of local journalism is here, and it’s powered by our corps members and newsroom partners.

Read more in our 2025 Impact Report: reportforamerica.org/impact-report-2025

#LocalNews #LocalJournalism #RFAImpact2025
August 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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This month I started as the visual journalist @minnpost.bsky.social, @catchlight-io.bsky.social fellow and @reportforamerica.bsky.social corps member.

On Tuesday, I drove south to Albert Lea on the cannabis beat for a story with Greater MN reporter Brian Arola: www.minnpost.com/greater-minn...
Cannabis retailers navigating regulatory landscape ahead of debuts
Cities and counties can’t opt out of the cannabis industry, but they are afforded tools to restrict the location and number of businesses.
www.minnpost.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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"There was a big term; ‘beat the Indian out of them.’ And I think that definitely came through and unfortunately was incredibly successful."
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“I am Potawatomi:” Short film and workshop puts spotlight on endangered indigenous language
The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is hosting a screening of "Bodewadmi Ndaw" Thursday, which covers the near death and current revitalization of the Potawatomi language.
www.wmuk.org
July 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Following a post-COVID decline in test scores, Fresno County schools are back to making progress. But a recent funding freeze could negatively impact students in the coming year, Diego Vargas reports. @fresnoland.bsky.social
fresnoland.org/2025/07/14/f...
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July 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Today, 1️⃣ 0️⃣ 0️⃣ + journalists are entering newsrooms across the country to begin their first official day as Report for America corps members!

To follow their work and critical coverage, make sure you're subscribed to Report Local, our weekly newsletter.

📩 ➡️ Sign up for Report Local: bit.ly/4krWpaj
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July 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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After USDA cut a food assistance program, a Wisconsin pig farmer continues to work to sustain her livelihood: “The structures around us are crumbling. Let’s grow a resilient community.” wisconsinwatch.org/2025/07/wisc... via @wisconsinwatch.org @agwaterdesk.bsky.social @reportforamerica.bsky.social
Wisconsin pig farmer holds on at Wonderfarm as Washington breaks a promise
Jess D’Souza had hoped to finally turn a profit this year, aided by a federal program to bolster local food systems. The Trump administration canceled the program, upending her plans.
wisconsinwatch.org
July 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Congratulations to the many @reportforamerica.bsky.social
newsrooms who have been selected as finalists for the 2025 LION Sustainability Awards! 🎉🏆 #LionAwards25
💥 We're thrilled to announce that 51 member organizations are finalists for the 2025 LION Sustainability Awards! Check out our list of outstanding publishers and plan to join us in St. Louis this September for the big celebration! lionpublishers.com/meet-the-51-... #LIONAwards25
Meet the 51 finalists for the 2025 LION Sustainability Awards - LION Publishers
Winners will be announced live, in person, at the LION Awards Ceremony & Dinner on Wednesday, September 3, in St. Louis, Missouri.
lionpublishers.com
July 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🎉Exciting news: @reportforamerica.bsky.social has launched a new, 10-week collegiate paid summer internship program that places college journalism students in community newsrooms. This program is generously supported by the Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts. Learn more: bit.ly/3I00G7h
Report for America Welcomes Summer Intern Cohort to Help Prepare Rising Journalists for the Newsroom - Report for America
Report for America welcomes summer intern cohort.
reportforamerica.org
June 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Bayer is facing 181,000 lawsuits over claims its weedkiller #Roundup causes cancer. Now it's pushing laws in 9 states to shield itself from liability.

@waterdesk.bsky.social @reportforamerica.bsky.social @pesticideaction.bsky.social
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Pesticide makers continue quest for immunity from lawsuits by sick farmers
LA MOTTE, Iowa — Ray Bickel spent over a decade driving a truck through giant corn and soybean fields in Clinton County, Iowa, applying pesticides. He says it was good work, while it lasted. In 2017, ...
www.thenewlede.org
May 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Pamela Bacon, coming to Luther College as the new provost, will begin in her new role in July, Brooklyn Draisey reports via @reportforamerica.bsky.social. iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/luthe...
Luther College selects new provost to fill vacancy from presidential transition • Iowa Capital Dispatch
Pamela Bacon has been selected to fill the provost role left empty by Brad Chamberlain when he was chosen to be the college's new president.
iowacapitaldispatch.com
May 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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We're excited to welcome Johnathan Shephard from
@waynestate.bsky.social to our team this summer as part of
@reportforamerica.bsky.social’s new internship program.

He'll be working with the team through August. He's already got his first byline! 📰
www.bridgedetroit.com/detroit-mayo...
Forum shows which mayor candidates are serious about transit
Audience members said the forum revealed some of the candidates weren’t prepared for a deep discussion on transit issues.
www.bridgedetroit.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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"We are educating kids today. We are going to educate kids tomorrow. We sure would like not being hamstrung as we do that, and this Big Beautiful Bill doesn't help us achieve what we need."
@reportforamerica.bsky.social
Trump's budget bill could cut services for disabled students, educators say
The version of President Trump's “One Big Beautiful Bill” that passed the US House would cut Medicaid funds to at least some school districts.
www.wmuk.org
June 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The first #Juneteenth parade in Longview, TX, was held in 1985. Since then, the parade has grown to draw countless spectators. @reportforamerica.bsky.social Corps member Jordan Green spoke to the parade’s founder to learn what the parade, and Juneteenth, means to him. bit.ly/45qUcrP
'About unity': Founder of Longview's Juneteenth parade says people shouldn't 'see color'
Forty years have passed since Ulysses Johnson II started Longview’s annual Juneteenth parade. Each year, countless people stand alongside Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to watch numerous floats, hor...
www.news-journal.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM