Register for webinar with details on becoming a 2026 Report for America host newsroom

Report for America just completed another successful recruitment campaign to help our host newsrooms place journalists to fill over 80 critical, under-covered beats in their communities.  Talented journalists will be selected from the applicant pool and will begin their assignments in July of 2025. 

The 2026 application to apply to become a host newsroom will be released later this year.  The recruitment team is currently meeting with interested newsrooms.  To learn more, plan to register for one of our upcoming virtual webinars here.  Complete our form here if you would like to receive updates on the release of the application. 

Report for America is a national service program that places talented journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. Through the program, host newsrooms receive:

• Service-minded reporters, photographers and videographers
• Diverse, hand-picked candidates from a pool of emerging and experienced journalists
• Subsidized salary support — 50% the first year, 33% the second year
• Local fundraising coaching and resources, including the opportunity for fiscal sponsorship to accept donations
• Extra training and mentoring for journalists offered by RFA

Contact the recruitment team at recruitment@reportforamerica.org with questions.