Reporters needed to cover Farmington, NM (not remote)
Ballantine Communications, Inc has, for more than seventy years, believed that local journalism plays a very important part in the local community. Join us and make a difference.
Reporters at BCI are focused on readership and a growing online audience. A full-time photographer/videographer is on staff, but reporters frequently are required to provide photos for their stories.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Grow audiences by delivering well-written content;
- Perform research on different topics;
- Beat reporting: deliver a wide range of work that covers all aspects: daily stories, profiles, news features, exclusive news and watchdog reports;
- Uncover newsworthy stories/breaking news;
- Interview key people (witnesses, sources etc.);
- Write content with readers needs in mind;
- Ensure your pieces are accurate and objective;
- Establish contacts and sources to use in future research;
- Maintain notes in written or electronic form;
- Contribute to content idea generation for publication;
- Stay up-to-date with local, national and international affairs;
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, or related field.
- Previous journalism experience is preferred, but recent college graduates will be considered. *Please include five (5) samples of your work.
- Ability to meet deadlines;
- Multimedia/social media knowledge and experience.
- Knowledge of photography when staff photographer is not available.
- Broadly applied software including Google products, and photography skills (video skills preferred but not required).
- English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Communications and Media — Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
- Law and Government — Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
- Telecommunications — Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
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