Neiman: Mississippi Will Receive Journalism Aid

How much has the digital collapse of newspapers hurt journalism?

Mississippi and a dozen other states* will get help covering their state governments.

"Report for America, like Teach for America or the Peace Corps, places eager, mostly fresh-out-of-college people into “service opportunities” in high-need places for a limited term — only instead of developing countries or struggling school systems, its reporters go to work for local news outlets. RFA generally pays half a reporter’s salary (up to $20,000) while the host news outlet pays the other half; terms are usually one year, though they can sometimes be extended. (The AP-RFA statehouse reporters will be paid according to AP’s guild contract.)"

There will be RFA reporters in Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, and Utah. Their beats will range from budget and policy decisions to voter access and suppression.

More from the Neiman effort HERE.