Politics and Policy Correspondent
Company: Lookout Santa Cruz
Location: Santa Cruz
Posted on: August 1, 2022
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Job Description:
Correspondent - Politics & PolicyLocation: -Santa Cruz,
California
Lookout Santa Cruz -is looking for a correspondent -who can deeply
report and explain the real-world impacts of Santa Cruz County
politics and policy. We're a national model local news startup, now
moving quickly to become the primary news source in a one-of-a-kind
county of of 276,000. We seek an aggressive reporter enthused to
quickly learn and master a new community, one we like to call
paradise with lots of issues. We've done good accountability and
political coverage in our first 18 months, but it's been uneven. We
have opened this position to add experienced firepower to a
-newsroom of 10. -In just 18 months, we've established ourselves as
a new, go-to trustworthy news company valued by those who read and
care about local issues. With this job, we focus on the nexus of
policy and politics, on issues ranging from environment and public
health to public safety and homelessness.
Our newsroom focuses on impactful stories, while as a primary news
source, keeping our readers updated on step-process governmental
proceedings and other actions briefly. We are high on explanatory,
connect-the-dots reporting and pointed knowing writing. Whether in
500 or 2,500 words, we tell the readers what we know, well sourced
and well told. We fit the formats to the content, using -Q&As
-and -Ask Lookouts, and other emerging formats - including video -
in addition to narrative journalism.
Overall, our team of correspondents are enthused about being part
of a new model of community-centric, mobile-first, topically
knowledgeable, intensely local journalism in Santa Cruz County,
founded by national news analyst -Ken Doctor. -Lookout's
correspondents are the prominent public face of Lookout in all the
diverse communities we serve. Read our report on our highly
successful launch; it it fits you, your talents and your
enthusiasms, please write us.
https://www.niemanlab.org/2022/04/ken-doctor-lookout-18-months/.Please
send a detailed cover letter, resume and fitting work to
jobs@lookoutlocal.com to apply.
Correspondents are full-time employees. We offer a highly
competitive salary and benefits. As we are looking for people who
are true voices of the community, the position is in-person, not
remote.
Experience & skills:
Benefits and ApplicationThe Correspondent position is a full-time
Lookout Local employee. We offer competitive employee benefits.
Lookout Local is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, disability or veteran status.
As we interact with the public on a regular basis, a vaccination
against COVID-19 is required for employment absent documented
disability or religious reasons.
Please apply, with cover letter and resume to
-ken@lookoutlocal.com.
Job Type: Full-time
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