Now hiring: Environment and Energy Reporter
Mountain State Spotlight, a nonprofit news organization, is looking for a curious journalist to expand our coverage of environmental issues, energy and worker safety and health.
In this position, you’ll work to tell the untold stories of West Virginia communities grappling with decades of legacy pollution, a changing energy landscape and economic realities, climate change and far too little attention paid to worker health and safety. You’ll follow the promises of elected officials, who have often doubled-down on encouraging the state’s extractive industries, to the detriment of the land, people and economy. You’ll show the human toll of these legacy industries — from federal violations of workplace safety at coal mines and chemical plants to black lung disease. And you will help our readers navigate West Virginia’s still-evolving role in the remaking of the nation’s energy industries.
The successful candidate will be able to juggle stories of multiple complexities, giving our readers a steady pace of different types of stories on these topics of great importance to West Virginians.
You should be familiar with Freedom of Information Act requests, a proficient writer and skilled at using sources to uncover unique stories. Data reporting skills and familiarity with data visualization tools would be helpful, as is experience with audio journalism and photography.
Creative storytelling is a must. So is an ability to interview and respectfully interact with people from all different backgrounds and economic circumstances.
Job responsibilities
You’re a good fit if you:
To apply or to ask questions, email jobs@mountainstatespotlight.org. Please send us a resume, three work samples and a cover letter that tells us why you are right for Mountain State Spotlight’s team.
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