The Journal Gazette, the largest print news-gathering organization in northeast Indiana, is ready to hire an energetic reporter with the ability to identify daily and in-depth stories, with an emphasis on local government. The successful candidate to join our Fort Wayne-based team will be an individual with an ability to:

· Develop rapport with a variety of sources on a range of story topics

· Exercise good news judgment, breaking stories outside of news releases

· Be productive and still ensure fair and accurate reporting

· Write compelling daily and enterprise stories that inform and engage readers

· Be a team player who can work well with other reporters, editors and others on staff

· Be willing to accept coaching and constructive feedback

· Help grow our audience through promoting content on social media

· Show interest and commitment to professional growth and career development

· Show maturity and adapt to changes required in the evolving media landscape

Preferred candidates will have a bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field and at least two years of daily newspaper reporting experience.

Experience with Excel, spreadsheets and databases is a plus.

The local government part of the beat would include Fort Wayne City Council, Allen County Council and the county commissioners.

If interested, send a resume, three job references with their current phone number and email, a cover letter and six clips published in the past 12 months to Metro and Enterprise Editor Devan Filchak at dfilchak@jg.net. The deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, June 22.

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