Apply for ProPublica project where newsrooms nationwide collaborate to cover voting barriers and electoral integrity

ProPublica is seeking local newsrooms to be a part of its Electionland project, a collaboration that will cover voting access, cybersecurity, misinformation and election integrity in the 2020 elections. Participating in Electionland is free.

"Rather than covering the race and the results, Electionland’s goal is to document, nationally and in real time, voting impediments such as long lines, harassment at the polls, misinformation about voting, registration purges, changed voting locations, provisional ballot use, voter ID issues, ballot design problems and vote disruption caused by hacking," says the website.

TV, radio, digital and print reporters are encouraged to apply. Freelancers can apply, but must have a relationship with a local news outlet where their stories can appear.

Participating newsrooms will receive real-time alerts about local polling location problems, data about how elections are run in their counties (including details on voter registration, turnout and absentee balloting), access to reporting tip sheets and community calls, training about covering election administration, access to a private Slack group where participants can compare notes and collaborate, customizable alerts for real-time data about the races they're following, and inclusion and promotion of their election stories on Electionland's website and social media platforms.

Click here for more information or to apply.