Mississippi Free Press seeks a reporter

The mission of the Mississippi Free Press, a nonprofit statewide newsroom, is to publish deep public-interest reporting into causes of and solutions to the social, political, and systemic challenges facing all Mississippians and their communities. We interrogate and report the systems that cause inequities on the road to lasting solutions through a mixture of narrative […]

Mississippi Free Press seeks a state reporter

  The Mississippi Free Press, an award-winning nonprofit digital newsroom with national impact run by the nonprofit Mississippi Journalism and Education Group, is seeking a full-time state reporter to join our diverse team. The state reporter should live in or be willing to relocate to the Jackson metro area and can work on a hybrid […]

Mississippi Free Press hires Harrison as reporter

Heather Harrison will join the Mississippi Free Press as a reporter after she graduates college in May. Recently, Harrison was editor in chief of The Reflector, Mississippi State University’s student newspaper. There, she also served as a staff writer and news editor. She was an intern politics editor at nonprofit Headliners in Education. Harrison will […]

Mississippi Free Press appoints Crown senior reporter

Kayode Crown, a reporter at the Mississippi Free Press has been promoted to senior reporter. He joined the Free Press in September 2021 as a part time reporter. Previously, Crown worked at the Jackson Free Press as a part time county and city reporter. Crown has a B.S. from the University of Ilorin in Nigeria. […]