Report for America announces 100+ newsroom partners and the opening of new corps member applications

Selections include 66 local newsroom partners and corps member positions, 35 accelerator program participants, with expanded photojournalist and education reporter opportunities still to be announcedReport for America announced today several new partnership and programdevelopments designed to bring immediate and long-term solutions to the challenges facing local news. Over 100 newsrooms will make up the 2025-2026 cohort, with three-quarters partnering with Report for America as traditional host newsrooms for corps members, and a select group taking part in a pilot accelerator program to develop sustainable business models through local philanthropy.“Today’s news marks an exciting expansion of our proven model,” said Kim Kleman, executive director of Report for America. “Not only are we recruiting and placing exceptional journalists in communities that need them most, but we’re significantly increasing our efforts to help newsrooms become more financially stable.”New Local Newsroom Partners and Accelerator Program ParticipantsThe 66 incoming host newsroom partners represent some of the highest need areas for local news. Highlights of this cohort include the following:● A majority (59%) are small newsrooms, with nine or fewer editorial staffers. The rest are largely midsize newsrooms of 10 to 49 editorial staffers.● Coverage of rural communities, the environment and local government are the most...