CalMatters seeks a politics & campaign reporter
If you’re a journalist inspired to follow stories about the intersection of policy and politics, then you may be the next politics and campaign reporter at CalMatters — an award-winning and influential nonprofit, multimedia news venture covering the cutting-edge state of California. This position is based within regular commuting distance of Sacramento and requires frequent […]
CalMatters seeks a senior investigative reporter
If you’re a seasoned investigative reporter with exceptional skill at public record requests, data analysis, source development, navigating court cases, turning complexity into compelling narrative and tirelessly checking under every rock, you’re going to love this job doing deep-dive work about the state of California. Our senior investigative reporter will work with a growing I-team […]
Ashton joins CalMatters as a deputy news editor
Adam Ashton has joined CalMatters as deputy news editor. Recently, he was an assistant managing editor at The Sacramento Bee. During more than six years at the Bee, he also held the posts of senior writer and Capitol bureau chief. He was a military reporter at The News Tribune and a reporter on McClatchy’s foreign […]
CalMatters seeks a reporter, homelessness beat
If you’re a journalist who can help us understand the experiences of unhoused people in California and the challenges — political, bureaucratic and financial — to finding solutions, then you might be our next homelessness reporter. This position is for an experienced reporter with excellent writing skills who can navigate the politics of the issue […]
CalMatters seeks an audience engagement manager
We’re looking for someone who will cultivate meaningful engagement with readers across our audience channels by listening, engaging, discovering insights, producing accurate and captivating invitations to participate with our content, and sharing the impacts of our work. You’ll work closely with our Community Engagement Manager to reach more Californians where they are and to deepen […]
SF Chronicle hires Hoeven as columnist, editorial writer
The following excerpt was sent out from the San Francisco Chronicle’s editorial page editor Matthew Fleischer: The San Francisco Chronicle is delighted to announce that Emily Hoeven will join the Opinion team as our newest columnist and editorial writer. In her role, she will write bylined columns as well as unsigned editorials and help make crucial decisions […]
CalMatters adds reporters and editors to newsroom
CalMatters has hired two editors and three reporters courtesy of funders, donors and individual members. This announcement has posted on the site: Denise Zapata is our new deputy news editor. Previously she was a senior editor at EdSource for eight years. As associate editor for The Center for Investigative Reporting, Denise was part of one team […]
Kim Fox swaps CalMatters for Hearst
Kim Fox, head of product strategy at CalMatters, a nonprofit news organization, will join Hearst Newspapers as director of product, reader experience. She begins in May. Previously, Fox has served as product director/managing editor for audience and innovation at The Philadelphia Inquirer. She was also a product editor at Bloomberg. In addition, she has held […]
Los Angeles Times hires Rosenhall to cover state politics and policy
Laurel Rosenhall has joined the Los Angeles Times as an editorial writer covering California politics and policy as a member of the LA Times editorial board. She joins from CalMatters, a nonprofit digital news venture, where she was a founding reporter covering politics. She has reported for The Sacramento Bee for over 12 years and […]
CALMatters hires Tobias as a reporter covering housing
Manuela Tobias will be joining CALMatters, the nonprofit newsroom committed to explaining California policy and politics, as a reporter covering housing. Her new role begins Mar. 29. Previously, Tobias was a reporter at The Fresno Bee focusing on the inequality beat. Prior to that, she was a staff writer at PolitiFact for roughly two years. […]
