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ProPublica's Local Reporting Network was launched in 2018 to support local and regional newsrooms working on important investigative projects affecting their communities. To help, we are hosting Office Hours – an opportunity to discuss your accountability story ideas with a ProPublica editor. We particularly encourage people of color, LGBTQ people and those in other traditionally underrepresented communities to sign up.

How does this work?

Sign up through this form and answer a few questions about the project you have in mind. We’ll pair you with a ProPublica editor who will meet with you for 30 minutes to discuss it. This opportunity is open to professional journalists only at this time.

What kinds of things can we talk about?

You can get advice on how to conceive of an investigative idea, think through best approaches to reporting or brainstorm about roadblocks.

What's expected of me?

Half an hour goes by quickly. We ask you to have an idea to share in advance, so you and our staff can spend that time productively discussing it.

There are some questions we find helpful before talking. These are not required, but please feel free to answer as many as you are able.

First Name

Last Name

Phone

Resume/CV

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Cover Letter

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Employer?

Where do you work? If you are a freelancer, write in "freelancer."

Have you previously applied to the Local Reporting Network? *

Yes

Please share with us a sentence or two about the accountability story or stories you want to do.

How much reporting have you done on this so far? *

Very little: It’s just an idea

Some: I think there is something here but there’s a lot I don’t know

A lot: I know there is an accountability story here

Who has been harmed and in what way?

Who or what is responsible for that harm and can anything be done to change that? (To the extent you can, be specific: a person, business, policy, law, or practice.)

Is there something unusual or distinctive about this problem in your area compared with other parts of the country?

Is there something timely happening that makes it urgent to tell this story now?

Have you written about this topic already? Have others? If so, please provide links and let us know how you would advance that reporting.

Do you know of any data or documents you would need to report this? Do you have them or have you tried to obtain them? How confident are you that you would get them?

What do you need the most help with right now?

What else do you think we need to know about you or this project?

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