Freelance Reporter: Ontario
Job in
New York, New York County, New York, 10261, USA
Listed on 2026-10-16
Listing for:
Finger Lakes Daily News
Full Time, Contract
position Listed on 2026-10-16
Job specializations:
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Creative Arts/Media
Journalism, Content Writer / Copywriter, PR / Communications
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: New York
Responsibilities
- Cover Ontario County: town and village boards, school districts, courts, police and fire, business openings and closings, and the community events people actually turn out for
- Pitch stories out of your own community, and take assignments from our News Director when something breaks near you
- File clean, accurate copy on deadline. Most stories run 300 to 600 words
- Send at least one usable photo with every story. A phone camera is fine
- Get names, titles, and numbers right the first time, and tell us fast if something needs correcting
- Be reachable when news happens on your beat, even if you can't always take it
- Work with our newsroom when a story is worth adapting for broadcast
- You live in or near Ontario County and know the towns, not just the county name
- Solid writing and interviewing skills. You can get a public official on the phone and ask the follow-up question
- A real commitment to accuracy and fairness. We run corrections publicly and would rather not have to
- Reliable transportation and the ability to get to a meeting or a scene
- Comfortable filing by email, or in Word Press if you've used it
- Willing to disclose anything that would conflict with covering your community: an elected seat, a board appointment, a PR or campaign client. We can work around most of them. We can't work around the ones we don't know about.
- Reporting experience helps, but a track record of getting things right matters more than a degree
- Working journalists, retired journalists, freelance writers, and students are all encouraged to apply
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