Apply to Become a Report for America Journalist Webinar
Event description
- Academic events
- Professional and career development
- What: Our mission at Report for America is to strengthen communities and our democracy through local journalism that is truthful, fearless and smart. Report for America is a national service program that places early-career and experienced journalists into local newsrooms across the U.S. to report on under-covered issues and communities. RFA has placed 750+ reporters in over 450 newsrooms in all 50 states to help our host newsrooms fill critical news holes and coverage gaps.
- We are seeking talented, service-minded journalists and photographers to join the Report for America family. This year, we will have an application call for 60-70 reporter and photojournalist positions in newsrooms across the U.S. The positions represent journalism jobs in newsrooms of all types – digital startups, daily and weekly newspapers, photography, radio and TV stations and more.
- When: Thursday, Jan. 29 at 12 p.m. (noon) (Arizona time)
- Where: Zoom (Join us in CRONK 444 to watch a livestream of the webinar with a provided pizza lunch, first come first serve)
- Who: December 2025 and Spring 2026 graduates and alumni are eligible to apply for the positions, but interested underclassmen are invited attend the webinar to opt in to our recruitment list and to learn about new positions each year.
- Deadline to sign-up: Jan. 28 by 11:59 p.m.
- Please contact us with any questions about the event at [email protected]
- Contact the Report for America recruitment team at [email protected]. Students can send your information to our recruitment database here for updates on positions, salary and the application!
Date
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Time
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (MST)
Cost