Vermont Public Radio will host a journalist focused on the Northeast Kingdom starting next year, supported by the national service program Report For America.
The reporter will be one of 250 emerging journalists placed in 164 newsrooms across 46 states. Report For America will cover half the salary for the one-year appointment, with VPR and local fundraising covering the rest.
Sarah Ashworth, VPR’s Vice President of News, said the reporter will live and work in the region. “Our reporter will live and work in the region and will weave the voices and perspectives of the Kingdom into our broader coverage of issues in Vermont.”
Report For America selects journalists to cover under-reported topics and communities. The organization also announced that VTDigger and the Valley News would receive corps members next year.
VPR President Scott Finn called the three placements a significant development. “There’s been a scary drop in the number of journalists in Vermont, but with support from our members, we can preserve great journalism here and across rural America.”
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