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ProPublica
New York, NY, USA
Full-time

We are looking for reporters to join one of America’s most innovative (and, actually, fun) investigative newsrooms. We’re not interested in you covering the news, at least not in the conventional sense. Your job will be to do enterprising, hard-hitting stories that make news.

Areas of Responsibility: 

We love great reporters — of all kinds. Many of our reporters were not previously “investigative reporters.” What they all have common has been a dedication to digging for the truth. Lots of different skills can be used to do that, including data analysis, code, engagement skills and yes, just excellent reporting skills.

Skills/Experience: 
  • Has a track record of aggressive reporting and landing revelatory stories about abuses of power
  • Aches to tell stories that are both important and powerfully told
  • Is truly excited about all the possible ways we can do journalism nowadays: from deep data-digging to working with readers to marrying narrative and investigative forms
  • Really likes working with others. Everybody at ProPublica has their own superpower. And we do our best work together.
How to Apply: 

If all of this sounds exciting to you, apply at https://propublica.forms.fm/propublica-is-hiring-reporters

Additional Information: 

We know there are great candidates who may not fit into what we’ve described above, or who have important skills we haven’t thought of. If that’s you, don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.

We are dedicated to improving our newsroom, in part by better reflecting the people we cover. We are committed to diversity and building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and ages. And we are taking steps to meet that commitment. We especially encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, people of color, LGBTQ people and people with disabilities.

The jobs are full time and include benefits. We are based in New York, but open to remote-working if the fit is right.

You can send questions to [email protected]. No phone calls, please.

Job Function: 
Communications & Public Education

Organization Info

ProPublica

Overview
Headquarters: 
New York, NY
Website: 
propublica.org
Annual Budget : 
$10-50M
Size: 
51-200 employees
Founded: 
2007
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
Arts / Culture / Humanities
Mission: 

The Mission
To expose abuses of power and betrayals of the public trust by government, business, and other institutions, using the moral force of investigative journalism to spur reform through the sustained spotlighting of wrongdoing.

Programs: 

ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. We dig deep into important issues, shining a light on abuses of power and betrayals of public trust — and we stick with those issues as long as it takes to hold power to account.

With a team of more than 75 dedicated journalists, ProPublica covers a range of topics including government and politics, business, criminal justice, the environment, education, health care, immigration, and technology. We focus on stories with the potential to spur real-world impact. Among other positive changes, our reporting has contributed to the passage of new laws; reversals of harmful policies and practices; and accountability for leaders at local, state and national levels.

Investigative journalism requires a great deal of time and resources, and many newsrooms can no longer afford to take on this kind of deep-dive reporting. As a nonprofit, ProPublica’s work is powered primarily through donations. The vast bulk of the money we spend goes directly into world-class, award-winning journalism. We are committed to uncovering the truth, no matter how long it takes or how much it costs, and we practice transparent financial reporting so donors know how their dollars are spent.

ProPublica was founded in 2007-2008 with the belief that investigative journalism is critical to our democracy. Our staff remains dedicated to carrying forward the important work of exposing corruption, informing the public about complex issues, and using the power of investigative journalism to spur reform.

Awards & Accolades: 
Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
Pulitzer Prize, Public Service
AHCJ Award for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, Consumer/Feature
George Polk Award, Medical Reporting
Society for News Design Award of Excellence, Multiple Categories
Editor & Publisher Award for Best Use of Data
Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism
Edward R. Murrow Award, Investigative Reporting
Why Work For Us?: 

ProPublica is committed to increasing the diversity of our workplace as well as in the journalism community more broadly. We do our best to post an update on our diversity efforts every year. Here are our posts from 2017 and 2015. We believe that it is crucial to fill our newsroom with people from a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives, and are committed to recruiting and retaining people from communities that have long been underrepresented, not only in journalism but particularly in investigative journalism. That includes African Americans, Latinos, other people of color, women, LGBTQ people and people with disabilities.

As part of our commitment to diversity, starting this year we intend to formalize a practice we have already followed on most hires. We will interview at least one person of color for every posted job in line with the practice pioneered by the NFL and known as the “Rooney Rule.” Many other entities have adopted this approach to increasing their diversity.

There may be very rare occasions when a job is filled without a posting. In such cases, we will explain to the ProPublica staff why we did not advertise the position and, if relevant, why we did not interview a person of color.

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Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Apr 19 2018
Active Until: 
May 19 2018
Hiring Organization: 
ProPublica
industry: 
Nonprofit