Staff reporter

Date Posted	August 20, 2025
Industry	Newspapers
Specialty	Local News
Required Education	Bachelor's Degree
Job Status	Full-time
Salary	$35,000 to $40,000

Description:

Description:

The Daily Gazette family of newspapers in the Capital Region of New York state is looking for an aggressive, take-charge news reporter to help us cover local governments and communities in the Hudson Valley. This position will provide coverage for our sister newspapers in adjacent Columbia (The Register-Star) and Greene (The Daily Mail) counties.

We’re seeking a motivated and energetic individual who can think creatively. We want a reporter who knows how to dig for a story and then dig a little deeper to reveal the whole truth. We also want a reporter who’s a skilled storyteller capable of spinning a yarn when the story calls for it.

The best candidates must be able to:

• Produce original and accurate daily news coverage for our website and print edition.

• Develop and maintain contacts and sources in the community.

• Maintain an active social media presence to build our brand, stay on top of issues in the community and communicate with readers/sources/officials.

• Use computer-assisted reporting to deliver data-driven stories.

• Think visually -- Assign photographs/video to support daily reporting and, when necessary, shoot photographs and video when out reporting.

• Identify and pitch bigger perspective stories and packages for Sunday spreads.

Candidates should also have the following skills:

• A proven knowledge and experience working with current media-creation tools and contemporary newsroom systems

• Fluency with New York state’s freedom of information law.

• 2+ years of experience as a daily reporter is preferred

• A comfort level with working under deadline pressure to meet strict deadlines

• A familiarity with the workings of government at all levels in New York state, from the village level on up to state government.

• Research experience, especially with document-based stories.

• Proficiency in AP style.

To apply, email a letter of interest and resume to Hudson Valley 360 Editor Mary Dempsey at mdempsey@registerstar.com and Daily Gazette Managing Editor Andrew Pugliese at apugliese@dailygazette.net.