Report for America’s mission is to strengthen communities and our democracy through local journalism that is truthful, fearless, fair and smart. We are a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms across the U.S. to report on under-covered issues and communities. Each year, we offer 50-100 new reporting and photojournalism positions at our host newsrooms. Since 2017, Report for America has supported over 750 journalists and helped launch their careers while bringing important news coverage to over 450 newsrooms.