Hearst Connecticut Media Group seeks a political reporter

We’re looking for an enterprising, audience-focused and collaborative Politics Reporter to join Hearst Connecticut Media Group in Hartford, CT. As a Politics Reporter, you will play a vital role in delivering accurate and insightful coverage of the local political landscape throughout the state.

As a Politics Reporter, you will be responsible for delivering accurate, timely, and engaging political news coverage for our readership. You will have the opportunity to inform and engage our readership by shedding light on the decisions, policies, and issues that impact our community. Your work would appear on HCMG’s new statewide site CTInsider.com and across our network.

This role would work out of the state capital in Hartford, CT.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Works collaboratively with editors, other reporters, photographers and audience team members to tell impactful stories across platforms that engage and retain local subscribers and other readers
• Attend city council meetings, town hall sessions, and community board gatherings to gather information, insights, and first-hand accounts of local political events.
• Reports and writes quickly and effectively to break news online and follows up when appropriate with more in-depth enterprise pieces, especially from the state’s capital in Hartford.
• Monitor local legislative sessions, committee meetings, and public hearings to identify significant developments and generate compelling news stories.
• Demonstrates a comfort level with analyzing and interpreting metrics and uses them to inform coverage decisions in real-time and the long-term
• Effectively shoots and edits photos and video to accompany stories and is able to live tweet when it’s warranted for bigger breaking stories

Qualifications: 

• Experience writing or editing at a newspaper, news website or magazine
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in journalism, political science, communications, writing or related field preferred
• Strong understanding of local political processes, institutions, and key players, with a keen interest in local governance and community issues.
• A commitment to journalistic ethics, integrity, and a passion for serving the local community through accurate and impactful reporting.
• Demonstrated success working in a deadline-driven environment
• Ability to speak a second language like Spanish a plus.
• A valid driver’s license and a working vehicle are required for this position

To apply: 

Send a cover letter, resume and clips for review.

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