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Application Instructions

Please list all professional experience and explain any gaps in employment history. All of your application materials, which may include PDF files of work samples and/or links to audio, video, photography or graphics, must be uploaded to the field labeled Resume/Cover Letter/Work Samples to be considered for the position.

Job Description

The Washington Post is seeking a nimble and creative reporter to join its Business Breaking News team to cover the latest developments in the economy, technology and corporate America.

The Business Breaking News team plays a central role in covering the biggest stories of the day, from Wall Street volatility to Main Street trends that reveal deep shifts in consumer behavior and American culture. The team produces a wide mix of stories, including quick-turn news dailies and FAQs, features that explore human and corporate reaction to breaking news events, and more ambitious enterprise that answers deeper questions raised by the news of the day.

The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in financial news and some experience covering breaking stories. This position requires speed, resourcefulness, clear writing and a fanatical devotion to fact-checking and accuracy. A collaborative spirit is a must, as is a desire to experiment with alternative story formats that use graphics, video, audio and other visual elements to make complex topics accessible to a broad audience. This reporter should be willing to work a variable schedule, with shifts that could begin as early as 7 a.m.

Interested candidates should upload a cover letter, résumé and three clips saved as pdfs to our jobs portal. All application materials can be uploaded to the same field. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled, but those received by 07/29/2022 will be prioritized. Your cover letter should be addressed to Business Editor Lori Montgomery, Deputy Business Editor Damian Paletta and Breaking News Business Editor Robbie Olivas DiMesio.

The Post strives to provide its readers with high-quality, trustworthy news and information while constantly innovating. That mission is best served by a diverse, multi-generational workforce with varied life experiences and perspectives. All cultures and backgrounds are welcomed.

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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is looking for a strong journalist and storyteller to cover a range of communities in our vibrant, diverse region. This reporter will need the drive to expose corruption and injustice and also the vision to see great stories in city council agendas and everyday people.

This job, which will focus on St. Louis County communities, must put breaking news in context, spot trends, pursue great human tales, watchdog governments, find news that others have overlooked and gauge the pulse of the residents we cover.

This is a chance to produce first-rate, hard-hitting journalism covering a region of 2.8 million people.

To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter explaining your approach to the job, and six stories that best show your abilities.
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 the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.

Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of high-quality local news, with 77 daily newspapers in 26 states that have print, digital and e-replica versions. Lee's newspapers have a combined circulation of more than 1.2 million daily. Our digital sites attract more than 44 million unique visits monthly. We also have a rapidly growing roster of digital products for consumers, and are committed to aggressive digital growth.

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. 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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* Job Family News
* Pay Type Hourly

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* St. Louis, MO, USA

E&E News is looking for a strong reporter to help us maintain our dominance of environment and energy coverage on Capitol Hill. Our Hill team is a dedicated and collaborative group. Those eight reporters get scoops, deliver analysis pieces, and write features that help put the pieces together for our smart and well-connected subscribers.Our reporters also travel to cover political campaigns and see first-hand how Washington politics affects the world beyond the Beltway.
What You'll Do:

* You'll be E&E News' eyes and ears at the Capitol, roaming the halls and talking to lawmakers and other sources.
* You'll scour spending bills and keep track of major legislation.
* You'll track trends and develop relationships with key players.
* You'll write clean, crisp copy that both keeps our readers abreast of what's happening now and - more importantly - what's going to happen.

What You'll Need:

* Clips showing you can deliver scoops as well as cover spot news and enterprise reporting.
* A deep understanding of Congress and campaigns.
* Strong interest in covering energy and environment issues.

We are driven by our values. We are relentless contributors, disruptors of the status quo, collaborators, talent cultivators and DEI stewards. Our culture is defined by grit, total integrity and a prioritization on innovation.

We value our people. We offer a competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package, including health and wellness benefits, commuter and cell phone reimbursements, retirement plans, as well as work-life balance flexibility and opportunities for career development. Click here for more on what we offer and what it's like to work for POLITICO.

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