Justice Reporter
Hartford, Connecticut
Description:
The Connecticut Mirror (CT Mirror), a nonprofit, nonpartisan, digital
newsroom that covers statewide public policy and politics, has an immediate opening for a full-time reporter to cover the state’s
criminal justice system and issues related more broadly to justice, such as
voting rights, environmental justice, and discrimination based on race,
ethnicity and gender.
This beat will be an integral
part of our broader policy coverage, which includes education, human services,
health care, the state budget, the environment, and economic development, among
other topics, and will require a mix of daily stories and deeper-dive
enterprise stories on substantive policy and human-interest issues, especially
those that would otherwise go untold.
This reporter will be
responsible for building sources within the state’s justice system - including
those who are incarcerated, police, attorneys, judges, public officials,
community groups, and advocates - and will work collaboratively with other
staff reporters to cover the intersection of justice with other coverage areas,
such as human services and health. The reporter will also be responsible for
tracking and writing stories about legislation that impacts the people, state
agencies and service providers that fall under their coverage area.
We are particularly
interested in stories that hold government accountable and expose systemic
problems. The successful candidate will be able to make meaningful connections
between the role of government and the challenges experienced by the people
impacted by the criminal justice system.
To succeed in this job, you must be able to
write clearly, translate jargon and use narrative and other techniques to make
readers care. We also prefer someone with previous experience or exposure to
multiplatform work, including newsletters, video, audio and other story forms.
We’re interested in
candidates who have:
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A passion for great
journalism that covers policy, government and politics;
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At least three years of
experience reporting at a daily news organization;
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The ability to translate
complex policy into readable and relevant narrative copy;
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A talent for connecting
government or system failures to human consequences;
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An eagerness for telling
stories in innovative, compelling ways across platforms and in a way that
engages audiences;
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The ability to work well both
independently and collaboratively with other CT Mirror staff and other news
organizations;
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Passion for CT Mirror’s
public policy mission and nonprofit ethos.
We do not expect every
candidate to be equally skilled in all these areas, and this is not a complete
list of all relevant qualifications applicants might bring to the job. Reaching
talent across a range of backgrounds and experiences is deeply important to us.
This position will be based
in our Hartford, CT newsroom. We strongly encourage candidates from diverse
backgrounds to apply.
Here’s our commitment to the
candidate whom we hire:
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Annual salary of
$65,000-$75,000, depending on experience.
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Medical and dental benefits,
generous paid-time-off policy and a basic 403b retirement savings program.
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Professional development and the opportunity
to learn from peers at industry conferences.
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Transparent internal review
and feedback process.
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Cell phone stipend.
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You’ll work hard because
we’re serious about our mission, but you’ll laugh plenty along the way because
we can’t always be serious!
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We embrace the American Press
Institute’s Guiding
Principles for Nonprofit Newsrooms.
Please apply by October 7th
using this link:
https://airtable.com/appmPgbUU6FJ7IgXB/shr54TfuYcQiG0Tgt
Questions? Contact Executive
Editor Elizabeth Hamilton via email, ehamilton@ctmirror.org. No phone calls
please.
Apply
https://airtable.com/appmPgbUU6FJ7IgXB/shr54TfuYcQiG0Tgt