Report for America’s newly-selected host newsroom partners for 2021

State Newsroom Beat(s) AK Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Health care in rural Alaska AK KUCB Regional reporting in the Eastern Aleutians 1) Child wellness and mental health in Alabama 2) AL AL.com educational opportunity in Birmingham AL Alabama's rural "Black Belt" region AL WBHM Education in Birmingham, AL AR Food insecurity and poverty in Fort Smith, AR Arizona Center for Investigative AZ Reporting Health care crises on the Arizona-Mexico border AZ Nogales International Eastern Santa Cruz County, AZ Government accountability and equity issues in AZ TucsonSentinel.com Tucson Black community in the Inland Empire of Southern CA Black Voice News California (data journalist) California News Desert & Trust Local accountability reporting in California's biggest CA Initiative news deserts (5 positions) CA CapRadio & Sacramento Observer Education in Sacramento area

CA Lookout Santa Cruz 1) Business 2) crime and courts in Santa Cruz CA San José Spotlight Vietnamese communities and San Jose CO The Colorado Sun Visual storytelling around Colorado CT New Haven Independent Government accountability in Hamden, CT CT WNPR Housing in Fairfield County DC Health care in the Black community of DC FL WUFT News Racial justice in East Gainesville Communities of color in and around Athens, GA (2 GA Athens Banner-Herald beats, including photographer) GA The Atlanta-Journal Constitution Immigrant communities in Atlanta (two beats) Innovation and business start-up initiatives at GA The Plug Historically Black Colleges and Universities GuamPDN.com/Pacific Daily News Poverty in Guam HI Honolulu Star-Advertiser Ethnic and cultural affairs on the island ID Idaho Statesman Watchdog education reporting for Idaho Midwest Center for Investigative IL Reporting Illinois agribusiness and status of workers Education, health in Latino & Black communities of IN IndyStar Indianapolis IN WFYI Public Media Criminal justice in central Indiana Equity Team. covering racial socio-economic MA New England Public Media disparities, based in Springfield MA The Boston Globe Boston's Black neighborhoods Business news affecting Baltimore's MD The AFRO-American Newspaper African-American community ME Maine Public Refugee communities in the state MI Detroit Jewish News Generational shifts among Detroit-area Jews MI Detroit politics, for African-American audiences MI The Hastings Banner Barry County, Michigan MN MPR News Hispanic communities in Minnesota St. Louis American/Type MO Investigations Business reporting and St. Louis Blacks MT Bozeman Daily Chronicle Photography in rural Montana COVID-19 recovery and the Latino community in NC 88.5 WFDD/La Noticia Forsyth County, NC NC Mountain Times Publications Watchdog environmental reporting in western NC Healthcare, African-American community in NC Charlotte NC WFAE Equity beat Latino community Omaha, especially COVID-19 NE The Reader - El Perico impact NH Granite State News Collaborative New Hampshire statehouse NH New Hampshire Public Radio Latino communities in southern NH 1) Environment and climate change in the Upper NH Valley News Valley and 2) general-assignment photography NJ Housing shortages and poverty NY Documented Immigration enforcement in NY NYC mayor, city council and city agencies NY The Riverdale Press Housing in Riverdale, Bronx, NY WSKG Public Telecommunications NY Council Rural health care in southern NYS Richland, Ashland County and Knox County in OH Richland Source Ohio OR Agricultural workers and Oregon PA PublicSource Race relations in Pittsburgh TN Commercial Appeal South Memphis TX El Paso Matters Status of women in El Paso TX Houston Chronicle Small businesses in Houston TX Network Schools in Houston TX Marfa Public Radio U.S.-Mexican border communities Reporter and photographer covering indigenous TX The Texas Observer areas VA Henrico Citizen Education in Henrico County, VA The News Tribune, in partnership with The Olympian, The Bellingham WA Herald, and The Tri-City Herald Indigenous communities and Washington Hmong and other immigrants in Marathon County, WI Wausau Pilot & Review WI WY WyoFile Education and schools in Wyoming

Report for America’s existing newsroom partners that will receive new positions:

State Newsroom Beat(s) Poverty and opportunity in Sacramento and in the Inland Empire, part of The California Divide project CA CALmatters (2 positions) Immigrant businesses; health problems from CA The Oaklandside wildfires and COVID in Oakland FL Tampa Bay Times Seniors; health care and mental health South Chicago neighborhoods; Lakeview/Boystown/Lincoln Park areas, home to the largest population of the city's LGBTQ IL Block Club Chicago community Chicago's South and West side neighborhoods; IL Chicago Sun-Times photography in those neighborhoods (2 positions) African-American communities in Kansas City; criminal justice system & African-American KS The Community Voice community in Kansas -Picayune and The LA Advocate Healthcare; Florida parishes; St. Tammany Parish Statehouse reporting; data trends in Berkshire MA The Berkshire Eagle County MA WCAI Environment; southern MA coastal towns Technology and economic development in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Baltimore (three MD Technical.ly positions) Statehouse; education; energy; and health ME Pine Tree Watch (Maine Monitor) reporting Local businesses and nonprofits in Flint, MI; MI FlintBeat.com community photography Indigenous communities in Northern Michigan; using data to tell stories of local and state issues MI Traverse City Record-Eagle and trends Intersection of health and environment; data reporting on local government; and four positions MO The Beacon in Kansas Watchdog labor and election issues in North NC Carolina Public Press Carolina and Appalachia (2 positions) NY The Haitian Times Haitian community in Brooklyn; Little Haiti in Miami Government watchdog reporting in Northern Kentucky; Butler, Clermont and Warren counties OH Cincinnati.com/The Enquirer in OH Rural issues in central Ohio; Somali, Bhutanese OH and other immigrant communities in central Ohio Climate change and environmental issues; food OH WYSO Public Radio insecurity in southwest, OH A historic dam removal project and other projects; OR Herald and News environmental photography Watchdog reporting on hurricane recovery efforts in Puerto Rico (three positions) and education PR Centro de Periodismo Investigativo reporting TN WPLN / Nashville Public Radio Environmental equity; criminal justice in Nashville Political dysfunction in suburban towns; Texas Hill TX San Antonio Express-News development and drinking water issues Government accountability in San Juan county; the status of women; Latino community in west UT The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City Southern Vermont; Chittenden and Franklin VT VTDigger.org counties, including government and schools Health, business and database reporting in rural WV Mountain State Spotlight West Virginia (three positions)

A complete list of current and new host newsrooms can be found here. ​ ​