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Six Rivers Media, LLC seeks an editor, The Herald & Tribune

The Herald & Tribune, a weekly newspaper and website covering the historic town of Jonesborough, Tennessee, seeks an energetic, hardworking editor/reporter who can dig into hard news stories, delve into data journalism and write engaging feature stories.

Jonesborough is Tennessee’s oldest town, is home to the International Storytelling Center and is among the fastest-growing communities in the Tri-Cities metro area made of Johnson City, Kingsport and Bristol. The town offers many rich opportunities for stories and impactful community journalism.

A few qualities we LOVE:

  • The ability to work in a deadline-driven environment
  • Multitask while being highly organized and detail oriented
  • Effectively shoot and edit photos and videos
  • Post stories to social media platforms and websites
  • Generate story ideas to entertain and engage our audience
  • Identify, cultivate and develop sources within the community and region
  • Knowledge of AP style is a plus

One quality we insist upon:

  • Report accurate and informative stories

Applicants with a bachelor’s degree in journalism or communications are highly prized and recent graduates with some experience are still highly prized.

The Herald & Tribune is a Six Rivers Media, LLC property. SRM is a family-owned business and is also locally managed here in the Appalachian Highlands region. Other properties in the region include two weekly publications and two daily pubs.

Interested candidates should email their cover letter, resume and writing samples to Group Publisher and COO Ron Waite at rwaite@sixriversmedia.com

For more details click here.

Mariam Ahmed

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