This beat will be an integral part of our broader policy coverage, which includes education, human services, health care, housing, and economic development, among other topics, and will require a mix of daily stories and deeper-dive enterprise stories on substantive policy and human-interest issues, especially those that would otherwise go untold.
This reporter will be responsible for covering the complex environmental and energy sectors, including the government and quasi-public agencies that regulate and inform these sectors, and the challenges Connecticut faces with respect to climate change. The reporter will also be responsible for covering the legislative session, tracking and writing stories about proposed environment and energy bills with a focus on how they impact the people of this state. We are particularly interested in stories that hold government accountable.
To succeed in this job, you must be able to write clearly, translate jargon and use narrative and other techniques to make readers care. We also prefer someone with previous experience or exposure to multiplatform work, including newsletters, video, audio and other story forms.
We’re interested in candidates who have:
We do not expect every candidate to be equally skilled in all these areas, and this is not a complete list of all relevant qualification’s applicants might bring to the job. Reaching talent across a range of backgrounds and experiences is deeply important to us.
This position will be based in our Hartford, CT newsroom. We strongly encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Here’s our commitment to the candidate whom we hire:
Please apply by November 25 using this form. https://airtable.com/appmPgbUU6FJ7IgXB/shraWjet7Hrkh0fN5
Questions? Contact Executive Editor Elizabeth Hamilton via email, ehamilton@ctmirror.org. No phone calls please.
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