Oregon Public Broadcasting seeks an indigenous communities reporter

We’re seeking a reporter dedicated to expanding and enriching coverage of Indigenous communities and sovereign nations.  As the Indigenous Communities Reporter, you’ll play a crucial role in contributing comprehensive news coverage, and building lasting relationships within diverse communities. The position will balance short form and long form storytelling with a stronger emphasis on feature coverage, […]

Oregon Public Broadcasting seeks a climate & environment news editor

Our newsroom is growing! We’re looking for a talented Climate & Environment News Editor who is passionate about journalism and understands how climate intertwines with other issues in the Pacific Northwest. We’re seeking someone who can discern what elements will make a news story engaging. The Climate & Environment Editor supervises two reporters and serves […]

Oregon Public Broadcasting seeks a food & agriculture reporter/producer

OPB is expanding news coverage on two of Oregon’s most important industries – production of food and its distribution. We’re hiring a Food and Agriculture Reporter/Producer who is curious about where the food we consume comes from, inspired to know more about the lives of the people who produce it and determined to help our […]

Oregon Public Broadcasting seeks a land & environment reporter/producer

OPB is hiring a Land and Environment Reporter/Producer to join our newsroom. We’re looking for a skilled reporter with a watchdog approach eager to produce hard news that seeks to inform our region about the role land use and environmental policies and regulation play in exacerbating, curbing and responding to the impacts of climate change. […]

LA Times taps Ellis to serve as a LA County government reporter

Rebecca Ellis has joined the Los Angeles Times as a Los Angeles County government reporter. Previously, Ellis covered city politics, housing, homelessness, policing and other topics for Oregon Public Broadcasting. She was also a Kroc fellow at NPR. She covered general assignment and breaking news for the Miami Herald’s metro desk. Ellis graduated from Brown […]

ProPublica wins top award at Barlett & Steele Awards

ProPublica won the gold in the 15th annual Barlett & Steele Awards for investigative business journalism. The Associated Press won the silver, and a team of reporters from The Oregonian, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and ProPublica won the bronze. The awards are named for the investigative team of Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele, whose […]