Understanding Government is looking for reporters who can work with us to develop Government in My Backyard (GIMBY), a project devoted to covering federal agency performance on the state and local level around the U.S.  GIMBY also features reporting on the performance of state and local executive branch agencies.  How does it work?  You file 1-2 stories per week of up to 500 words (longer stories are also possible) on a pro bono basis for two months.  We use the reporting and reader responses from this pilot stage to demonstrate to foundations that GIMBY is bringing fresh eyes to government performance around the country.  If we are successful in attracting funding, we will be able to offer part-time paid reporting positions to ten or more reporters around the country.

To see examples of the kinds of stories we are interested in, please scan the GIMBY section of this web site.   If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact us here or call our office at (202) 775-8080 to learn more.  All experience levels welcomed.

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