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Report for America
@Report4America
National service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered communities. 100K stories since 2018.
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    Report for America
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    May 20
    🎉 It's #RFADay, our favorite day of the year! This year's class of 78 @Report4America corps members will bring our current, active reporter corps to 200. Together, they will continue our work in strengthening local news in communities across the country. "These journalists
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    Report for America
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    Sep 18, 2019
    Meet our new hire! Big welcome to Luis Gomez (@RunGomez), founder of the popular CA//MEDIA//JOBS Newsletter, who is now the social media manager for Report For America. buff.ly/31zbVcy
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    Report for America
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    Apr 27, 2021
    🎉INTRODUCING🎉 @Report4America’s 2021-2022 Corps Members! Hitting the ground in more than 200 newsrooms across the US, these 300 public service-minded journalists will contribute to our mission of rebuilding #LocalNews by rebuilding #Trust within their communities. [THREAD]
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    Report for America
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    Dec 8, 2021
    Big news for local journalism! To reach communities hardest-hit by newsroom closures, @Report4America is expanding into more rural newsrooms, increasing coverage of beats like education, environment by adding 70 newsrooms, 150 new positions. bit.ly/3ozCHzM #SaveLocalNews
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    Report for America
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    Dec 2, 2019
    BREAKING: RFA is excited to announce our 2020-2021 host newsrooms! We are honored to partner with these outstanding 164 news organizations to field 250 emerging journalists — our largest corps member class ever! Click here for the full list of newsrooms: reportforamerica.org/2019/12/01/the…
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    Report for America
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    May 10, 2022
    🎉INTRODUCING🎉 @Report4America’s 2022-23 corps members! More than 300 journalists hitting the ground in over 200 newsrooms. Diverse and public service-minded, they will contribute to our mission of rebuilding #LocalNews within their communities. More: bit.ly/3KY2DwW
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    Report for America
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    Jan 17, 2022
    BIG NEWS! The next episode of @60Minutes will not only examine the decline in local news and the challenges newsrooms are facing, but will look at @Report4America's efforts to save it. #RFAon60
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    Jan 17, 2022
    On the next edition of 60 Minutes, @jon_wertheim reports on how hedge funds and other financial firms have swallowed up newspapers, closing newsrooms and slashing staff. A look at a local news landscape where headlines and deadlines have given way to bottom lines. ⏱
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    Report for America
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    Jan 20, 2024
    When news broke that hundreds of newspapers were stolen Thursday from vending racks across Ouray County, Colo., an amazing thing happened — the public responded by donating more than $6K (as of this morning) and climbing! #journalismmatters @ocplaindealer
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    Hundreds of Plaindealer newspapers stolen, then returned - News
    Ouray County law enforcement officers are investigating the theft of more than 200 Ouray County Plaindealer newspapers from vending racks in Ridgway and Ouray — papers that were returned less than 12...
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    Report for America
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    Apr 23, 2020
    Help us welcome our largest corps member class ever! We're fielding 225 reporters in more than 160 newsrooms across 45 states, Puerto Rico and D.C. Meet these incredible emerging journalists: reportforamerica.org/members/?rfa_y… #ReportLocal #LocalJournalismMatters
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    Report for America
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    Nov 25, 2019
    🚨Breaking News🚨Report for America is excited to announce our collaboration with @AP to fill 14 new reporting positions covering state legislatures! We look forward to filling an increased number of statehouse coverage gaps in 2020. Learn more: reportforamerica.org
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    Report for America
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    Nov 22, 2021
    “We should view this latest as a wake-up call. We just can’t keep accepting these mergers as if there’s nothing we can do about them," says @Report4America's @StevenWaldman of latest bid by hedge fund to grab local newspaper chain. bit.ly/3l2mLnh
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    Report for America
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    Mar 18, 2022
    “Those of us who care about a free press as the cornerstone of a functioning democracy must continue to rebuild local news ecosystems and support a new generation of journalists.” -@GroundTruth’s @CMSennott via @GlobeOpinion, following journalist deaths.
    Deaths of journalists in Ukraine and the fragility of a free press - The Boston Globe
    From bostonglobe.com
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    Report for America
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    Jun 25, 2021
    The inaugural @Report4America 'Local News Awards' prize for feature audio goes to @alereports, @keranews, for: keranews.org/environment-na…
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    Report for America
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    Apr 25, 2019
    We’re thrilled to announce our 2019 Report for America corps members, a group of 61 journalists who will bring top-notch reporting to 50 newsrooms across America! Here’s the full list of corps members and where they’re heading: buff.ly/2ZwUWHt