NARROWSBURG, NY,  — The River Reporter officially launched its 2025 News Ambassador program in February, and a second informational session is scheduled for  Thursday, March 27 at 7 p.m. at the River Reporter office.

The program’s first meeting saw residents from across the Upper Delaware region join the staff at the River Reporter for a one-hour informational session covering a range of topics, including the program’s goals, the importance of the News Ambassadors at local town meetings, the importance of neutrality when covering town meetings, learning to listen and design thinking. A Q&A session was also facilitated so new News Ambassadors could understand their roles. 

News Ambassadors will begin attending town meetings in March.

For more information and to RSVP for the meeting, contact Laurie Stuart at publisher@riverreporter.com or call 845/252-7414, ext 133.

The River Reporter is excited to launch this initiative as we celebrate 50 years of independent community journalism and look forward to engaging with community members as passionate as we are. We are YOUR local newspaper!!!

This initiative is funded by a grant from Press Forward. The River Reporter is among 205 news organizations that were chosen in the first open call to fill the gaps in news reporting. 

Press Forward is a nationwide movement to strengthen democracy by revitalizing local news and information. Press Forward’s growing coalition of 60+ funders has committed to invest more than $500 million to strengthen local newsrooms, close longstanding gaps in journalism coverage, advance public policy that expands access to local news, and scale infrastructure the sector needs to thrive. Press Forward is housed at The Miami Foundation.