Local news startup in Shreveport hires three

The following excerpt was sent out from theadvocate.com: Three veteran journalists with deep ties to northwest Louisiana are set to lead The Shreveport-Bossier Advocate as the newsroom prepares for its launch this summer. Barbara Leader, who recently served as the editor overseeing The Daily Advertiser in Lafayette and other Louisiana newspapers owned by the Gannett […]

The Shreveport-Bossier Advocate seeks Shreveport/Bossier city reporter

REPORTER (multiple positions) The Shreveport-Bossier Advocate – part of the largest news organization in Louisiana — is seeking reporters who are comfortable covering a wide range of daily news and feature stories while pursuing larger enterprise pieces in a competitive digital media market. We’re looking for journalists who will thrive in a startup environment and […]

The Shreveport-Bossier Advocate seeks an editor

The Shreveport-Bossier Advocate is seeking an experienced journalist to run our newsroom for the largest news organization in Louisiana and be a presence in the Shreveport-Bossier City community. We’re searching for someone who can coach reporters on daily and enterprise stories of all types while managing breaking news in a competitive digital media market. The […]

The Shreveport-Bossier Advocate seeks a features editor

The Shreveport-Bossier Advocate is seeking an experienced journalist to lead our cultural coverage for the largest news organization in Louisiana. Food, fashion, dining, music, or just what’s trending – we’re interested in it all. We’re searching for someone who can write punchy posts and stories, and also manage some freelancers, to capture the color and […]

The Shreveport-Bossier Advocate seeks a sports editor

The Shreveport-Bossier Advocate is seeking an experienced journalist to lead our sports coverage for the largest news organization in Louisiana. We’re searching for someone who lives and breathes local athletics and can tap the Shreveport-Bossier City high school and college sports community to break news and write compelling features and analysis in a competitive digital […]

The Shreveport-Bossier Advocate seeks a photojournalist

The Shreveport-Bossier Advocate – part of the largest news organization in Louisiana — is seeking a photojournalist to lead the visual coverage of the community through photos and video. We’re looking for someone who is comfortable covering everything from breaking crime news and sports to food and politics in the Shreveport-Bossier City area and who […]

New digital news outlet to launch for northwest Louisiana

The following excerpt was sent out from nola.com: The parent company of The Advocate and The Times-Picayune is expanding to northwest Louisiana, starting a new digital news outlet in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area aimed at reviving local news coverage there. The Shreveport-Bossier Advocate will launch this summer with a team of nearly a dozen journalists covering local news, […]