Newark Reporter,Chalkbeat Job Austin area,Texas USA,Creative Arts/Media

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Full Time Remote

30+ days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $75,000.00 To $90,000.00 Annually

Location:

Remote

Type:
Full-time

Salary Range: $75,000 - $90,000, depending on location and experience

We were founded to address one of the most consequential market failures of our time: the collapse of local news. Since 2008, nearly two-thirds of U.S. newsroom jobs have disappeared, leaving communities without trusted reporting on education, elections, and public health. Our mission is simple and urgent: to help people understand how America works so they can make it work better.

Through Chalkbeat (education), Votebeat (elections), and Healthbeat (public health), we operate a national network of local news bureaus that combine deep local expertise with centralized national infrastructure.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Civic News is seeking a Newark Reporter, Chalkbeat covering Newark schools.

Newark is an exciting place to cover education and is the perfect setting for a reporter with an investigative or accountability reporting background. Newark is the largest school district in New Jersey and is often the centerpiece of tense political and policy conversations. The district educates more than 40,000 students, nearly a quarter of whom are multilingual learners. More than a third of Newark students attend charter schools — one of the largest shares in the nation — putting the city center stage in national debates about charter schools and their impact.

Capturing this story requires strong beat and accountability reporting as well as source development, relationship-building, and writing skills. You should enjoy a reporting challenge and be comfortable as one of Chalkbeat’s public faces in the community and representing the organization at public events.

What background and skills do you have? (We know not all strong candidates will have all the skills we list.

That’s OK. What else do you bring to the table? Please tell us!):
The person we seek:

Five years of experience in journalism.
Track record of building diverse sources in a range of environments.
Expertise in investigative techniques; using public records and data to find compelling stories.
Breaking news metabolism and decisiveness.
Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Passion for education and Chalkbeat’s mission is a must; knowledge of education is a strong plus, but not required.
Connections to Newark.
Fluency in a language other than English, especially Spanish or Portuguese .

Civic News Values , here’s how that shows up in our work together:

We work as one team. Rebuilding local news requires collaboration. We actively nurture a harmonious environment of dignity, respect, and professionalism. We assume good intent, support one another’s growth, and have a team-oriented approach to solving problems together.

We pursue truth with intellectual honesty. Our work demands rigor. We seek facts, challenge assumptions, and engage thoughtfully with perspectives different from our own. We follow the evidence wherever it leads.

We practice inclusive journalism. Strong civic life depends on representation and trust. We commit to antiracism, equity, and inclusive practices. We build meaningful relationships with the communities we serve and reflect their realities in our reporting.

We earn trust every day. We develop subject-matter expertise. We operate transparently. We take responsibility for our work and keep learning so our journalism remains credible, relevant, and strong.

This full-time remote eligible position is based in the Newark area. Civic News Company has a presence in:
Chicago, Colorado, Indianapolis,…