Local Reporting Network Fellow

ProPublica(1 month ago)

United StatesOnsiteFull TimeSenior$80,000 - $80,000Local Reporting Network

About this role

ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network funds one-year partnerships with local and regional newsrooms to support full-time reporters working on investigative projects. The program will select 15 partnerships across three cohorts in 2026 and provides editorial support, collaboration with ProPublica staff, and simultaneous publication by the local newsroom and ProPublica. Selected newsrooms receive a grant to cover the reporter’s salary and benefits, and fellows remain based in their home newsrooms while working with ProPublica editors.

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Required Skills

Investigative Reporting
Community Reporting
Data Research
Project Proposal
Editorial Collaboration
Publication Coordination
Impact Reporting

About ProPublica

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ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. It focuses on deep, data-driven reporting and long-form investigations that expose abuses of power, systemic failures, and issues affecting communities. ProPublica often partners with local and national news organizations to amplify impact and publishes stories alongside interactive data tools and explanatory reporting. Its work is supported by foundations and reader donations to sustain independent, accountability-focused journalism.