Report for America - Reporter
Norwalk, CT (On-site)
Posted 3 months ago
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Job Description
HCMG is the state’s largest newsroom, with around 130 journalists covering breaking news, high school and UConn sports, politics and government, business, real estate and development, education, food and trending topics. We collaborate with Hearst’s DevHub on innovative data journalism.
Open Position
Location: Norwalk, Connecticut
Beat: Reporter covering inequities in education
Position:
The “achievement gap” that separates students in urban communities from other students remains the most intractable problem facing Connecticut schools – and schools in many other states. The beat would take a fresh, focused look at the historical socio-economic reasons for the gap, past attempts to address it, potential solutions, and what it would take to change. It would use data to explain the challenges in both education and high school sports.
Salary and Benefits: $50k to $75k
Health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
401(k) with company matching
Three weeks vacation annually
Mobile phone reimbursement
Paid training opportunities, including journalism conferences
Flexible spending account
Parental leave and support
Employee assistance program
Health savings account
Moving Stipend: No
Hearst Connecticut Media Group
The Hearst Connecticut Media Group is publisher of 9 lead brand daily newspapers in Connecticut — covering Fairfield, New Haven, Litchfield, Middlesex and Hartford counties. Our 21 weekly publications provide hyper-local coverage to key towns in our market.With the largest news gathering team in the state for these newspapers and each of their corresponding news websites, Hearst’s Connecticut news products have a serious journalistic commitment to provide local, watchdog and investigative reporting that impacts the communities they serve.In addition to its journalistic commitment, Hearst recognizes its responsibility to help its advertising customers grow their businesses by offering the most cost-effective and targeted opportunities to reach new customers.
