Newark Reporter, Chalkbeat
Listed on 2026-09-16
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Creative Arts/Media
Journalism, Social Media
NEWARK REPORTER, CHALKBEAT
Location: Remote
Reports to: Philadelphia Bureau Chief
Type: Full-time
Salary Range: $75,000 - $90,000, depending on location and experience
Civic News Company is leading a civic revival.
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 OPPORTUNITYCivic 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.
TheKey Responsibilities For This Role Include
- Balancing quick-turn news stories with enterprise and long-term projects.
- Holding education officials accountable.
- Collaborating effectively with colleagues across Chalkbeat and external media partners.
- Engaging with readers to help identify and shape story ideas.
- Serving as a knowledgeable guide for diverse readers on how education systems function.
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