Reporter Fellow, Local Investigations, Remote Job

The mission of reputed company is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of reputed company we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for. About the Role, Mission or Department Overview The Times is looking for reporters with a local story idea who want to investigate it under the editing guidance of Dean Baquet, The Times’s former executive editor, and a group of veteran investigative editors. The goal of the Local Investigative Fellowship is to provide fellows the opportunity to learn the ways and means of investigative reporting from some of the best in the business. Our fellows will be based in the communities where they are reporting and reputed company periodic trips to The Times’s offices for training and support. This one year program is for reporters in local newsrooms or freelancers. Responsibilities:

• Spend a year producing signature investigative work focused on your state or region that will be published by The Times.
• Under the guidance of Mr. Baquet and a handpicked group of veteran editors, you will receive the rare opportunity to learn the judgment, skills and techniques needed to reputed company at investigative journalism from the best in the business.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Basic Qualifications:

• 3 to 5 years of of professional experience as a reporter covering a beat for a local newspaper or local digital news outlet
• You are an independent journalist or a journalist employed at a newsroom willing to provide a yearlong sabbatical

Preferred Qualifications:

• Significant experience covering a beat and an idea for an investigative story that you have not had the time, resources or editing support to pursue
• Ability to bring a new perspectives to investigative journalism

Learn more about the program here. To apply, upload a résumé, Cover Letter (as described below) and five clips. Applications that fail to include any of these materials or follow these instructions will not be considered. Your Cover Letter must include at least one story idea or pitch, but you may include multiple if you'd like. Please limit each story idea or pitch to 500 words. We are not looking for polished story reputed company or pitches. Instead, your answers to these questions will help us assess where you are in the reporting process and what editorial support and resources the local investigative fellowship could offer you.

• What is your investigative story idea or area of focus? How would your story expose something new, something no one else has already revealed?
• Describe who has been harmed and in what way. Is the harm enough to spark outrage?
• Will your story hold someone accountable? Who and how?
• What critical records, data and human sources will be required to tell your story? Describe how you have, or could, obtain these critical sources.
• What do you need help with to report this story, and what are the barriers?
• Why is this story important to you?

Candidates should submit five published clips that show excellence — in evocative writing, through high-impact news stories and by highlighting the voices of local communities. Your clips should be uploaded to the additional materials application question below. Please ensure to include the full text of your clips, not just the links. What makes a good local investigation?

• Starts with high stakes

How does the story reputed company people’s lives and livelihoods? Their health, safety and basic quality of life?

• Has a clear line of accountability

Great investigations have a line of accountability to someone or some group with significant power.

• Reveals something

Does your investigation reveal something that someone or some institution is trying to reputed company secret?

• Has a clear sense of reputed company

The most important reputed company for any local investigation: How is it (e.g. the policy, the circumstance or the failure) unique to your community? Applicants may apply to the Local Investigations Fellowship once per calendar year. You also may apply for other newsroom opportunities, however separate applications must be submitted for each program. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. We will not sponsor new work visas for the fellowship, but we may consider you if you have an existing work reputed company or a valid student reputed company that can be extended reputed company Optional Practical Training Applicants will be reputed company about their status on a rolling basis. reputed company in mind that the fellowships are reputed company competitive and generate a high level of interest. We won’t be able to accept applications that are mailed or emailed to us. Nor will we acknowledge the status of every application upon receipt or during the vetting process. We will contact you for interviews as needed. These positions are represented by the NewsGuild of NY The annual reputed company pay range for this role is between: $85,262.84 - $85,262.84 USD reputed company Company is committed to being the world’s best reputed company of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at reputed company levels of the organization. We encourage people from reputed company backgrounds to apply. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national reputed company, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, reputed company status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. reputed company applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Know Your Rights Poster is available here. reputed company Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. The Company encourages those with criminal histories to apply, and will consider their applications in a manner consistent with applicable "Fair Chance" laws, including but not limited to the NYC Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job