Ag & Water Desk launches annual fundraising campaign
Help fund the important local news and information the Desk provides.
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.
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.
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.
Ag & Water Desk expands coverage of local environment and agriculture news with new grant
The $2.47 million grant extends the Walton Family Foundation's support of the Desk for three more years and represents a more than $1 million increase over the local reporting network's founding grant in 2021.
We’re hiring! Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk seeks part-time data journalist
The Ag & Water Desk is seeking a part-time, remote data journalist to support our coverage of water, agriculture, climate and environmental issues inside the Mississippi River basin.
Environmental Journalist Annie Ropeik Hired as Assistant Director of Ag & Water Desk
Ropeik brings a decade of experience covering the environment for public radio stations and regional collaboratives across the country.
Ag & Water Desk welcomes Tegan Wendland as editorial director
Wendland, a veteran environmental journalist, will manage journalist contributions and the distribution of content across the region.
We’re hiring! Mississippi Ag & Water Desk seeks editorial director
The Ag & Water Desk seeks a dynamic, collaborative leader to define its editorial vision.