Report for America journalists increasingly keep jobs in their host newsrooms, data shows

Report for America journalists increasingly keep jobs in their host newsrooms, data shows

A previous version of this article misstated the percentage of Report for America corps members who do not finish the program. It’s 14%, not a third. Eight years after Report for America launched, its graduates are more often than not accepting permanent positions in their newsrooms. RFA launched in 2017 with the goal of placing “emerging journalists” in local newsrooms for a year of service and the option for a second year, with half their sala…