Oct. 20 is deadline for Report for America applications

Report for America is accepting newsroom applications through Oct. 20.

RFA is a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. 

RFA has placed more than 700 reporters into more than 450 newsrooms in all 50 states to fill critical news coverage gaps. 

Through a two-year commitment Report for America helps host newsrooms by recruiting a local reporter to cover the beat specified as needing coverage. 

Report for America will pay half the salary of the reporter for the first year and 33 percent for the second year. Ongoing training and support for the new reporter is also provided and the Local News Sustainability Team helps host newsrooms raise money from the local community to sustain the remaining portion of the salary.

For more information, visit the Report for America website at www.reportforamerica.org.