REPORT FOR AMERICA: Local Journalism, National Service

2025-2026 RFA Corps Member Application — Special Call

Deadline Date to Apply:  April 23, 2025

Apply to Become a Report for America Corps Member! Report for America (RFA) helps local newsrooms report on under-covered issues and communities by placing journalists at news outlets throughout the country. We are seeking talented, service-minded reporters to fill the following newsroom positions:

• Charlottesville Tomorrow – Charlottesville, VA
• Chattanooga Times Free Press  – Chattanooga, TN
• Coeur d'Alene Press – Coeur d’Alene, ID
• Commonwealth Beacon – Boston, MA
• Fauquier Times – Warrenton, VA
• KERA – Dallas, TX
• Mississippi Today –  Ridgeland, MS
• New York Focus  –  New York state
• Port Townsend and Jefferson County Leader – Port Townsend, WA
• The Salt Lake Tribune – Salt Lake City, UT
• The St. Louis American – St. Louis, MO
• The Texas Tribune – Washington, DC 
• Verite News – New Orleans, LA
• Walla Walla Union-Bulletin – Walla Walla, WA 
• WOUB Public Media – Athens, OH
• WRKF Baton Rouge Public Radio – Baton Rouge, LA
• WUSF – Tampa, FL

Report for America is a two-year program with an optional third year. The upcoming service year begins on July 7, 2025 and runs through July 6, 2026. Applications are now open for the above reporting positions. The deadline to apply is April 23, 2025, with two references due by April 30, 2025.

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

Questions? Contact the Report for America recruitment team at recruitment@reportforamerica.org.