LINK nky has been selected as a 2026 newsroom partner for Report for America.
What does this mean?
LINK nky will receive a dedicated Report for America corps member to provide education coverage in Northern Kentucky. The newsroom will also receive tailored training and tools to promote financial sustainability in what the organization calls a challenging local news landscape.
“We’re thrilled to be working with partners who are bringing new programming, depth and scale to local news,” said Kim Kleman, executive director of Report for America. “I’m especially excited that our partnerships have the potential to expand to many more communities.”
The selection will allow LINK nky to dedicate a full-time reporter to Northern Kentucky’s K-12 education system, celebrating the region’s wins and looking into how educational disparities are affecting our kids’ outcomes.
Following a rigorous selection process, incoming news outlets will welcome Report for America corps members this summer, bringing the total number of Report for America corps members in newsrooms to more than 200 by July 2026.
“The selected newsrooms are a strong cross-section of the current media landscape,” said Jason Blakeney, Report for America’s director of corps and newsroom excellence. “Each newsroom has been carefully selected, and we are confident in their ability to harness unique, local knowledge and provide community-centered news coverage.”
The list of incoming host newsroom partners can be found here: