Read more about the article Ag & Water Desk hires new Assistant Director, Engagement Editor
Irina Zhorov, left, will be the Ag & Water Desk's new Assistant Director. Britny Cordera, right, is the Desk's first Engagement Editor. Background: The Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico, seen by air in July 2024. Photo by La'Shance Perry, The Lens, via Southwings

Ag & Water Desk hires new Assistant Director, Engagement Editor

Two accomplished freelance journalists will expand the collaborative’s editing and outreach capacity.

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Read more about the article Report for America hires 11 journalists to expand Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk
Eleven local newsrooms will host Report for America corps members with the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk. Credit: Annie Ropeik, Ag & Water Desk. Datawrapper map data: U.S. Geological Survey & World Bank

Report for America hires 11 journalists to expand Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk

Based in local newsrooms across the nation’s largest watershed, the new cohort will work alongside the award-winning journalism collaborative’s founding members to produce regional environmental coverage that is free for any news outlet to republish.

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Read more about the article Eleven local newsrooms selected by Report for America to grow Ag & Water Desk footprint
Lock and Dam 15 in the Quad Cities of Iowa and Illinois is seen from above on the Mississippi River in September 2023. Aerial support provided by LightHawk. Credit: Nick Rohlman, The Gazette

Eleven local newsrooms selected by Report for America to grow Ag & Water Desk footprint

These outlets will grow the Ag & Water Desk's reach across the nation's largest watershed alongside the award-winning journalism collaborative’s founding partners. Journalists can apply now for 11 new reporting positions.

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Read more about the article Missouri School of Journalism releases major study on environmental attitudes in Mississippi River basin
An aerial view of Muscatine, Iowa on the Mississippi River on Monday, September 18, 2023. Aerial support provided by LightHawk. Credit: Nick Rohlman, The Gazette

Missouri School of Journalism releases major study on environmental attitudes in Mississippi River basin

Update: View a recording of our Nov. 14 webinar about this groundbreaking survey of public opinion in the nation's largest watershed.

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Read more about the article Ag & Water Desk launches first collaborative project, ‘When It Rains’
Missouri School of Journalism students Mikayla Higgins and Adam Goldstein edit an interview with a St. Louis resident who experienced flooding to create a social media post as part of the ‘When It Rains’ series.

Ag & Water Desk launches first collaborative project, ‘When It Rains’

The series, available to publish for free, looks at how the Mississippi River basin is adapting to increased rainfall.

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