Public News & Journalism Services

ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. We dig deep into important issues, shining a light on abuses of power and betrayals of public trust — and we stick with those issues as long as it takes to hold power to account.

https://www.propublica.org/ ProPublica Jobs

CivImpact Labs is a behavioral science and technology organization with a civic purpose, developing innovative solutions to the growing challenges of information sharing and communication facing our society.

https://civimpact.com/ CivImpact Labs Jobs

At OpenNews, we believe that a community of peers working, learning and solving problems together can create a stronger, more representative, and ascendant journalism. We organize events and community supports to strengthen and sustain this ecosystem.

https://opennews.org/ OpenNews Jobs

WBUR serves and engages the local community as a source of news and information, providing insight and cultural context that unites a diverse, complex and changing world.

https://www.wbur.org/ WBUR Jobs

NPR is an independent, nonprofit media organization that was founded on a mission to create a more informed public. Every day, NPR connects with millions of Americans on the air, online, and in person to explore the news, ideas, and what it means to be human. Through its network of member stations, NPR makes local stories national, national stories local, and global stories personal.

https://www.npr.org/ National Public Radio, Inc. Jobs

We help news organizations build financial sustainability—because the public deserves access to quality journalism.

https://fundjournalism.org/ News Revenue Hub Jobs

New York Public Radio produces award-winning journalism and groundbreaking podcasts. We convene courageous conversations and make the joy of classical music accessible to everyone. Together, we are reshaping audio for a new generation, and reaching a community of tens of millions monthly on air, online and in person. We hear a future filled with new perspectives and diverse voices that challenge and surprise.

https://www.nypublicradio.org/ New York Public Radio Jobs

Founded in 1921, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is a leading nonprofit membership organization, research center, and publisher, with headquarters in New York, an office in Washington, DC, and programs nationwide. It is dedicated to increasing America's understanding of the world and contributing ideas to U.S. foreign policy. CFR's 5,000+ members are leaders in international affairs and foreign policy. CFR also publishes Foreign Affairs, the preeminent magazine on global issues, and provides up-to-date information about the world and U.S. foreign policy on its award-winning website, CFR.org.

https://www.cfr.org Council on Foreign Relations Jobs

The Brown Institute’s Local News Lab is a team of engineers, designers, and data scientists working to build machine learning powered, open-source, products to help support local newsrooms and their businesses. The team’s work is collaborative, partnering with small- to medium-sized publishers across the country.

https://lnl.brown.columbia.edu/ Local News Lab at Columbia University's Brown Institute Jobs

The Markup is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates how powerful institutions are using technology to change our society. We are a new kind of media organization, staffed with an unparalleled roster of quantitative journalists who pursue meaningful, data-driven investigations.

https://themarkup.org The Markup Jobs

Founded in 1985 by journalists and scholars to check rising government secrecy, the National Security Archive combines a unique range of functions: investigative journalism center, research institute on international affairs, library and archive of declassified U.S. documents ("the world's largest nongovernmental collection" according to the Los Angeles Times), leading non-profit user of the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, public interest law firm defending and expanding public access to government information, global advocate of open government, and indexer and publisher of former secrets.

https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/ National Security Archive Jobs

The Texas Tribune is the only member-supported, digital-first, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

https://www.texastribune.org/ The Texas Tribune Jobs

Democracy in Color is a political media organization focused on political strategy and analysis at the intersection of race and politics. We create and elevate content that influences public opinion and steers political behavior towards a more progressive and inclusive country. Using research and data-driven analysis, our multimedia content lifts up the voices and issues of the multiracial, progressive New American Majority and includes a podcast, articles, reports, and social campaigns.

https://democracyincolor.com/ Democracy in Color Jobs

WHRO Public Media offers employment opportunities in a variety of disciplines including communications, education, creative services, programming, interactive services, information technology, development, engineering, accounting and many other areas.

https://whro.org/ WHRO Public Media Jobs

A bipartisan media startup building the next generation platform for news and civic dialogue.

https://www.theflipside.io/ The Flip Side Jobs

The Sunlight Foundation is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that uses civic technologies, open data, policy analysis and journalism to make our government and politics more accountable and transparent to all.

https://sunlightfoundation.com/ Sunlight Foundation Jobs

We embrace the agents of change – the journalists who hold the powerful accountable, the storytellers that shape culture and the voices that reflect who we really are. Our creators not only inspire us – they drive us, which is why we’re on a mission to empower the most ambitious, independent voices in journalism, art and entertainment.

https://firstlook.media/ First Look Media Jobs

Our goal is to foster informed and engaged communities, which we believe are essential for a healthy democracy.

https://knightfoundation.org/ Knight Foundation Jobs

Our mission is to provide the news families need. We cover the latest research, policies, and trends affecting kids and families, so busy parents have the information they need to help their families thrive.

https://parents-together.org/ ParentsTogether Foundation Jobs

protects, defends, and empowers public-interest journalism in the 21st century.

https://freedom.press/ Freedom of the Press Foundation Jobs

The Tiny News Collective is an effort to make journalism entrepreneurship more accessible and achievable for people across the country seeking to serve their communities with quality local news and information. We provide the technology, resources and coaching to help people build sustainable news organizations that reflect and serve their communities.

https://tinynewsco.org Tiny News Collective Jobs

American Oversight is a nonpartisan, nonprofit watchdog that uses public records requests backed by litigation to fight corruption, drive accountability, and defend democracy.

https://www.americanoversight.org/ American Oversight Jobs

As an investigative reporting platform for a worldwide network of independent media centers and journalists, OCCRP is reinventing investigative journalism as a public good. In the face of rising costs and growing threats to independent media, OCCRP provides media outlets and journalists with a range of critical resources and tools including digital and physical security and allows those covering the most sensitive topics to work in teams with trusted editors.

https://www.occrp.org/en/ Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project Jobs

Rest of World is an international nonprofit journalism organization. We document what happens when technology, culture and the human experience collide, in places that are typically overlooked and underestimated. We believe the story about technology is as big as the world that’s using it, and that everyone — from those building technology to those using it — can benefit from a broader global perspective.

https://restofworld.org/ Rest of World Jobs

The Knight First Amendment Institute defends the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age through strategic litigation, research, and public education. Our aim is to promote a system of free expression that is open and inclusive, that broadens and elevates public discourse, and that fosters creativity, accountability, and effective self-government.

https://knightcolumbia.org/ Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University Jobs

Pulso is a Latinx-led social enterprise dedicated to raising up and keeping the pulse on nuestra gente. We build deep digital relationships with Latinx folks through their phones in order to transform civic engagement and build political power.

https://projectpulso.org/ Pulso Jobs

Founded in 2012, Accelerate Change is a nonprofit media lab dedicated to catalyzing new scalable and sustainable digital media models for citizen engagement. We are particularly focused on developing new digital media models that engage communities of color and low-income communities, as well as models that bring together diverse citizens across class and race.

http://acceleratechange.org Accelerate Change Jobs

Digital online Media company

https://couriernewsroom.com/ Courier Newsroom Jobs

Americans deserve a government that is ethical, accountable, and open. At CREW, we use aggressive legal actions, in-depth investigations, and innovative policy and reform work to achieve that vision. We take on big fights against powerful opponents, from the President of the United States to wealthy dark money donors.

https://www.citizensforethics.org/ Citizen for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Jobs

The Society of Professional Journalists is dedicated to the perpetuation of a free press as the cornerstone of our nation and our liberty. To ensure that the concept of self-government outlined by the U.S. Constitution remains a reality into future centuries, the American people must be well informed in order to make decisions regarding their lives, and their local and national communities. It is the role of journalists to provide this information in an accurate, comprehensive, timely and understandable manner. It is the mission of the Society of Professional Journalists: — To promote this flow of information. — To maintain constant vigilance in protection of the First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and of the press. — To stimulate high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism. — To foster excellence among journalists. — To inspire successive generations of talented individuals to become dedicated journalists. — To encourage diversity in journalism. —

https://www.spj.org/ Society of Professional Journalists Jobs

MuckRock is a non-profit, collaborative news site that brings together journalists, researchers, activists, and regular citizens to request, analyze, and share government documents, making politics more transparent and democracies more informed.

https://www.muckrock.com/ MuckRock Jobs

City Bureau is a journalism lab reimagining local media. We do this by equipping people with skills and resources, engaging in critical public conversations and producing information that directly addresses people’s needs. Drawing from our work in Chicago, we aim to equip every community with the tools it needs to eliminate information inequity to further liberation, justice and self-determination.

https://www.citybureau.org/ City Bureau Jobs

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press was founded by leading journalists and media lawyers in 1970 when the nation’s news media faced an unprecedented wave of government subpoenas forcing reporters to name confidential sources. Fifty years later, we are the only national organization focused on providing pro bono legal services to reporters and news outlets. Our mission is to protect the right to gather and distribute the news; to keep government accountable by ensuring access to public records, meetings, and courtrooms; and to preserve the principles of free speech and unfettered press, as guaranteed by the First Amendment.

https://www.rcfp.org/ Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Jobs

We build narrative power to win

https://thisisreframe.org ReFrame Jobs

WNET is the nonprofit parent company of New York’s THIRTEEN – America’s flagship PBS station – WLIW21, THIRTEEN PBSKids, WLIW World and Create; Long Island’s only NPR station WLIW-FM; ALL ARTS; and FAST channel PBS Nature. The WNET Group also operates NJ PBS and newsroom NJ Spotlight News.

https://www.wnet.org/ The WNET Group Jobs