Report for the World
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Report for the World (RFW) is a service program that matches local newsrooms with emerging journalists to report on under-covered issues around the globe. It was launched in 2021[1] as an initiative of The GroundTruth Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit journalism organization, in order to train and support teams of emerging journalists around the world.[2][3] RFW was co-founded by Charles Sennott, the chief executive officer and editor of The GroundTruth Project, and Kevin Grant, GroundTruth's chief content officer. According to Grant, Report for the World is a response to a “global call for more sustainable, more impactful and more local reporting," in an interview with VOA News.[4] Report for the World is closely modeled after its sister program, Report for America.[5]
Report for the World announced the selection of its first six journalists (called corps members), on World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2021.[6] The corps members were assigned to TheCable in Nigeria and Scroll in India.[7] On Dec. 1, 2021, RFW announced the placement of corps members at InfoAmazonia and Marco Zero Conteúdo in Brazil, The Wire in India, and Premium Times in Nigeria.[8][9]
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- ^ "The GroundTruth Project, home of Report for America, launches "Report for the World" with six reporters in India and Nigeria". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "The GroundTruth Project, Inc. - GuideStar Profile". www.guidestar.org. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "About us". Report for the World. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "Global Initiative Helps Newsrooms Boost Climate Change Coverage". VOA. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "Report for the World program arrives in Brazil and helps two newsrooms hire reporters". LatAm Journalism Review by the Knight Center. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "Report for the World announces first-ever corps". The GroundTruth Project. 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "TheCable becomes Report for the World's first Nigerian partner newsroom". TheCable. 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "Report for the World fights global news crisis, more than doubles corps size". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "Report for the World Programme Adds New Partners – Including The Wire in India". The Wire. Retrieved 2021-12-01.