Reporter, The Albany Herald
The Albany Herald/Report for America
Albany, Georgia
| Date Posted | January 23, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Newspapers / Wires |
| Specialty | Not Specified |
| Job Status | Full-time |
| Salary | $32,000 to $34,000, depending on experience |
Description:
The Albany Herald is Albany’s longest-serving news organization, covering news, sports and features in the metro area and southwest Georgia, and providing commentary forums with its editorial page and social media sites. Founded in 1891 and located in the heart of Albany, The Herald and its website, albanyherald.com, combine to provide a widely read and seen forum for news, advertising and entertainment.
Open Position
Location: Albany, Georgia
Beat: Rural communities in southwest Georgia
Position: This journalist focuses primarily on the under-covered populations of southwest Georgia that have been economically hard hit over the last decade. Many of the counties of Southwest Georgia have little or no credible news coverage, and so little light is brought to the socioeconomic and equity issues facing these underserved Georgia citizens. This reporter helps highlight problems and solutions.
Salary and Benefits: $32,000 to $34,000, depending on experience
Health, dental, vision plans available and 2 weeks PTO after vested
Skills: Reporting, Writing, Photography
This position is sponsored in part by Report for America, a national service program that places talented emerging journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. Report for America is an initiative of The GroundTruth Project.
All Report for America Newsroom Partners are Equal Opportunity Employers.