Report for America recruits, places, and supports talented journalists in local newsrooms across the United States. The program provides salary support, training, and newsroom sustainability coaching, enabling partners to expand coverage of critical, often overlooked issues, and strengthen trust with their audiences. Report for America is an initiative of Report Local, a nonprofit journalism organization dedicated to strengthening local journalism across the U.S. and around the world.
Since 2019, CatchLight’s Local Visual Desk and Report for America have partnered to support visual journalism in local newsrooms throughout the country. Their photographs illuminate and preserve the unique and shared moments that shape our communities and our understanding of one another.
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