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Do you have journalism experience you'd like to put to work researching, reporting, and relaying local news stories with accuracy and context to local NPR listeners?
Apply to join the ranks of our freelance reporters!
Send a brief introduction and a few examples of your published work to Assistant News Editor, Randi B. Hagi (hagirb@jmu.edu) to be considered and learn more about our freelancer program.
We pay per-story for original, local, fact-checked radio pieces that illuminate the region's current events for our listeners.
Recent stories from our freelance reporters
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A team of engineers and students at James Madison University has outfitted a golf cart to drive itself. And it’s not meant for the golf course. The… -
Artists have been hit hard by the pandemic. They haven't just lost out on gallery sales, but they've also lost the experience of their work being seen… -
The Staunton Creative Community Fund is starting a hybrid program to help Shenandoah Valley businesses create jobs and compete at a national level. WMRA’s… -
Just as public schools have had to adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic, private schools faced the same challenges to safe instruction. They also faced… -
Democratic Mayor Deanna Reed, newcomer Laura Dent, and Independent incumbent George Hirschmann appear to have won the election for Harrisonburg City… -
Climate activist groups in the Shenandoah Valley have teamed up for a project collecting video testimonials. It’s an effort to urge voters to consider the… -
Oasis Fine Art and Craft is celebrating its twenty year anniversary with an art exhibit showcasing the local arts community. WMRA’s Bridget Manley… -
Harrisonburg fire officials have determined that the explosion and fire Saturday morning in a group of businesses just south of JMU was the result of a… -
Questions still remain in an explosion in Harrisonburg Saturday that rocked the city and was felt for miles. WMRA’s Bridget Manley has this… -
The pandemic has complicated this year’s fundraising for Our Community Place. Instead of a separate fall Gala and Christmas Concert fundraiser, OCP will…
