Report for America unveiled its 2024 Impact Report last night to a room filled with journalists, media industry leaders, philanthropists and other supporters of local journalism at the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis. While the focus of the evening was panel discussions on growing statewide support for local news in Minnesota, sharing the report was an opportunity to underscore the unique benefits the nonprofit program brings to local journalism across the nation.
“We’ve had a year of extraordinary impact that we’re excited to share,” said Kim Kleman, Report for America’s executive director. “Report for America corps members have produced stories with real impact that have improved communities. Our host newsrooms are raising money and becoming more sustainable. And we’ve found that the community trust built by our work is lasting.”
Launched in 2017, Report for America is a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. The report highlights how Report for America has recruited, placed and supported more than 600 early-career reporters since then, in newsrooms across all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Guam — yielding more than 80,000 stories that might’ve otherwise gone untold.
