Report for America
Alaina Bookman is a Violence Prevention Reporter at Report for America since July 2023. Previously, Alaina served as a Public Affairs Intern at The University of Texas at Austin, where responsibilities included creating and curating social media content and leading engagement campaigns across various platforms. Experience also includes organizing and archiving materials for the AKA Scholars Black Diaspora Archive, writing and editing for the Pegasus Film Society, and working as a Student Clerk for the Dallas County Elections Department. Alaina holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Government from The University of Texas at Austin and an Associate of Arts degree from Dallas College.
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Report for America
Report for America is a national service program that places talented emerging journalists in local news rooms to report on under-covered topics and communities. Launched in Fall 2017 and donor-financed, Report for America is creating a new, sustainable system that provides Americans with the information they need to improve their communities, hold powerful institutions accountable, and rebuild trust in the media. Report for America is an initiative of The GroundTruth Project, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. GroundTruth is an award-winning nonprofit media organization with an established track record of training and supporting teams of emerging journalists around the world and in the United States.