ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network is seeking five local accountability projects to fund and partner on from January through December 2023. Reporting projects must be based in New Orleans, Mississippi or New Mexico.

ProPublica will pay the salary (up to $75,000), plus a benefits allowance, for reporters at partner news organizations. Each reporter will spend one year tackling an investigative project that is important to their communities. We are not looking to fund beat coverage, but instead to enable your organization to do ambitious accountability projects that would not otherwise be done.

Reporters will collaborate with a ProPublica senior editor, and they may also receive assistance with data analysis, research, design, audience development and engagement.

Applications for these new slots are due 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on Nov. 1, 2022. Here are the details for those interested in applying.
The new group of reporters will begin work on Jan. 2, 2023.
If your organization is selected, the reporter will continue to work in your newsroom but will receive extensive guidance and support from ProPublica. The work will be published or broadcast by your newsroom and simultaneously by ProPublica.

Applications should be submitted by newsroom leaders for a particular project and a specific reporter. If you lead a newsroom and are interested in working with us, we’d like to hear from you about:

  • An investigative project. The proposed coverage can take any number of forms: a few long stories, an ongoing series of shorter stories, text, audio, video or something else. But we are looking for some specific qualities in a proposal: We’ll ask you to tell us what makes this story unique to your community (why here); how your project is different from prior coverage; how it points the finger not only at harm but at wrong-doing – by a person, policy, law, or other entity; why this project has particular urgency now; and how your newsroom will plan to execute the work.
  • The reporter whom you envision spearheading the work, along with the market salary you would need to pay this person for a year starting in January 2023. This could be someone already on staff or someone else — for example, a freelancer with whom you aspire to work. Please include a personal statement by the reporter explaining his or her interest, at least three clips and, of course, a resume. Freelancers are also welcome to apply, but they must find a news organization willing to publish their work and submit a joint application.
The deadline for applications is 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on Nov. 1. Please submit your proposal using this form. We have a detailed list of frequently asked questions available on our site. If you have questions that aren’t answered there, email us at Local.Reporting@propublica.org.

ProPublica reporters and editors are available to give you feedback on your idea before you apply. You can send your proposals to Local.Reporting@propublica.org no later than Oct. 18, and a member of our team will get back to you within a few days. Entries will be judged principally by ProPublica editors. Winning proposals will be announced in early December to enable work to begin on Jan. 2.
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