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Report for America is a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. An initiative of the nonprofit media organization, The GroundTruth Project, it is structured to harness the skills and idealism of an emerging group of journalists plus the creative spirit of local news organizations. How it Works We hold two competitions. In one, news organizations make the case that they have urgent gaps in coverage and a plan to deploy the Report for America corps member. In the second, talented emerging journalists apply to serve these communities. Report for America pays about half the salary. The other half is paid by the local news organization but we work with them to raise half of their half from local donors, small and large. The Report for America corps members get world class training, at the beginning of the term and throughout the service years.