Energy and Business Reporter

Date Posted	April 20, 2026
Industry	Newspapers
Specialty	Not Specified
Job Status	Not Specified
Salary	Not Specified

Description:

Energy and Business Reporter-North Dakota

The Bismarck Tribune, the newspaper in the capital city of North Dakota, has an exciting job opportunity for a full-time energy and business reporter. 

The state has a unique mix of energy, and many North Dakota energy stories have drawn national attention, such as the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, energy development near Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions regional carbon dioxide pipeline. 

The successful candidate will cover developments in the Bakken oil fields; coal, with North Dakota home to the single-largest deposit of lignite in the world; and wind energy, in which North Dakota is a leading state. Emerging areas of interest are carbon capture and sequestration technology, biofuels, and rare earths/critical minerals.

The beat also includes coverage of business in the Bismarck metro area and also the state. Bismarck is a medical hub for the region, with two competing hospital systems, and North Dakota is an emerging hot spot for cryptocurrency data centers.

The Bismarck Tribune is an award-winning newspaper that takes pride in being a leader in energy coverage and is not afraid to take on complex projects. We prefer candidates with previous reporting experience but will consider strong recent graduates. The job is 40 hours a week with occasional night and weekend work required.

The position is based in Bismarck, the state’s second-largest city. Bismarck and neighboring Mandan are along the Missouri River with miles of trails for outdoor recreation along with a growing food and culture scene. The region also offers prime hunting and fishing opportunities and is an easy drive to a national park. Bismarck-Mandan is a fun place to live and work with the amenities of a big city without the traffic and high cost of living.

Why join us?

Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.   

Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving 74 markets in 25 states. Year to date, Lee's newspapers have an average daily circulation of 1.0 million, and our legacy websites, including acquisitions, reach more than 34 million digital unique visitors.   

Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.  

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce and participate in E-Verify. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.

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