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via Washington, DC - Geebo posted_at: 3 days agoschedule_type: Full-timesalary: 20–28 an hour
Quick Apply 5 hours ago Full Job Description Washington state The Center Square Virtual in Washington The Center Square is seeking a highly motivated, experienced reporter to lead our taxpayer-focused coverage of local ans county government in Eastern Washington. We're looking for someone who has government reporting experience, and a strong interest and understanding of politics and public... policy. The Center Square covers government from a taxpayers' Quick Apply 5 hours ago Full Job Description Washington state The Center Square Virtual in Washington The Center Square is seeking a highly motivated, experienced reporter to lead our taxpayer-focused coverage of local ans county government in Eastern Washington.
We're looking for someone who has government reporting experience, and a strong interest and understanding of politics and public... policy.
The Center Square covers government from a taxpayers' perspective, not from government's perspective.
We hold government officials accountable for their actions and decisions, and inform our readers how those decisions affect them.
The media industry in the U.
S.
is shrinking, leaving fewer options for readers to digest the decisions made by their state and local government officials.
The Center Square, the state-focused reporting division of the non-partisan, non-profit Franklin News Foundation, seeks to fill this journalistic void in Eastern Washington.
Spokane Valley, Eastern Washington state reporter The Spokane Valley, Eastern Washington state reporter is a passionate, ethical journalist and hands-on professional who participates in the team's planning processes, ensuring its short- and long-term execution, and leads our efforts to report on, curate and share the region's most relevant daily and enterprise news content across multiple platforms.
We are a daily newswire service that covers government news with a taxpayer's sensibility.
Essential responsibilities Report on government activity in Spokane and the region with taxpayers front of mind, monitor government activity and policy developments that affect the region, and use public records and databases to ferret out waste.
Work with Washington state team to build a dynamic daily news report that would be of interest to newspapers and other media outlets in the state.
Promote The Center Square stories to local and regional media partners in the states Cultivate trusted sources to provide leads on potential stories, including those inside and outside government, think tanks, academia, unions and the business community.
Monitor the state media landscape to identify popular topics and potential media partners
Qualifications:
Passionate about The Center Square's mission Bachelor's degree or higher Background in journalism or journalistic functions 2-3 years of journalism experience, including reporting in print and online Strong written, investigative, editing and verbal communication skills Familiarity with government policy issues Ability to uncover original stories and break them Entrepreneurial approach and ability to work independently Excellent, proactive communicator Demonstrated understanding of planning and budgeting processes Ability to travel on an as-needed basis, including regionally when called upon To apply, please send resume and writing samples Dan McCaleb, executive editor, via email:
jobs@franklinnews.
org.
Quick Apply.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications
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