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4 Jun, 13 tweets, 5 min read

We’re looking for six journalists to join our local reporting network! Deadline to apply: July 5. (THREAD)

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2/ Journalists, here’s what you’ll do:

Spend a year, starting in Sept. 2021, working on a local accountability project that is important to your community.

3/ Here’s what we’ll provide:

- Salary coverage plus benefits allowance.
- Support and guidance from one of our senior editors.
- Access to our speciality teams, including data, research, design, engagement and audience.

4/ Have questions? Check out our FAQ page or email us at local.reporting@propublica.org.

propublica.org/how-to-apply/l…

5/ We’ll also hold a webinar on June 15 at 3 p.m. EDT. Register here:

propublica.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

6/ Since launching the Local Reporting Network in 2018, we’ve partnered with newsrooms throughout the U.S. to produce award-winning journalism that has had significant impact on the communities in which they’re based. Allow us to share 👇

@adndotcom

7/ Our “Lawless” series with @adndotcom found that a third of Alaska’s communities had no local law enforcement: no state or even village police officers to patrol the streets.

propublica.org/series/lawless

@adndotcom

8/ Following our coverage, the federal government released millions of dollars to address the issue. @adndotcom was given the 2020 Pulitzer for Public Service.

propublica.org/article/police…

@MLK50Memphis

9/ In 2019, we partnered with @MLK50Memphis to report on Memphis’ largest hospital system and how it sued and garnished the wages of thousands of poor patients in pursuit of unpaid medical debt.

propublica.org/series/profiti…

10/ The hospital subsequently curtailed its lawsuits and erased $11.9 million in unpaid medical debts — and the reporting won the Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting.

propublica.org/article/what-i…

@MiamiHerald

11/ This year, we partnered with @MiamiHerald to investigate a troubled Florida program that was intended to offer services and create a financial cushion for the families of children born with devastating brain injuries.

propublica.org/series/birth-r…

12/ The reporting pushed Florida’s legislature to enact long-needed reforms and spurred the program’s executive director to roll out further benefits for the families.

propublica.org/article/florid…

13/ We’re excited to continue to serve local communities by partnering on investigative journalism. Join us!

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