Breaking News Reporter

Oregonian Media Group; Mechanicsburg, Northern (Cumberland County, KY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

PennLive is seeking a multi-tasking journalist with urgency to cover Pennsylvania's biggest topics and tell compelling stories.

Requirements include a bachelor's in journalism or related field and at least one year of professional reporting experience, with the ability to write under deadline and develop sources. The base salary range is $45,000 to $50,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or a related field.
• Minimum of one year of professional journalism experience, with a demonstrated ability to report thoroughly and write clear, compelling stories.
• Ability to overcome obstacles, cultivate trusted sources, and ask tough questions in pursuit of the truth as part of our award-winning breaking news team.
• A strong news instinct and the ability to identify stories that resonate with readers.

Responsibilities

• Produce enterprise and breaking news coverage that informs and serves our communities.
• Coverage may include follow‑up reporting after tragedies that uncovers systemic issues, provides new information that deepens the public's understanding, and amplifies voices that might otherwise go unheard.
• Support courthouse and legal reporting by identifying exclusive stories from lawsuits, following significant cases through resolution, and explaining their impact on our audience.
• As a member of the Public Safety Team, this reporter will primarily cover public safety and criminal justice issues while remaining flexible to report on other important topics as they emerge, including community controversies and the local impact of statewide and national events.
• PennLive considers breaking news our North Star and welcomes applications from journalists who are looking to join our energetic, collaborative and inquisitive newsroom.

Skills

Journalistic writing

Source cultivation

Investigative thinking

Deadline-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or related field

Job description

Job Description

Strengthening and empowering all of the communities we serve.

PennLive is looking for a multi-tasking journalist who can act with urgency, find stories others miss and write about the biggest topics of the day in Pennsylvania.

Qualified candidates should possess:

• A bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or a related field.
• A minimum of one year of professional journalism experience, with a demonstrated ability to report thoroughly and write clear, compelling stories.
• The ability to overcome obstacles, cultivate trusted sources, and ask tough questions in pursuit of the truth as part of our award-winning breaking news team.
• A strong news instinct and the ability to identify stories that resonate with readers.

The ability to write accurately and quickly under deadline, shoot engaging vertical video, and efficiently analyze data, public records, and other documents to uncover meaningful stories.

The base salary range is $45,000 to $50,000 per year.

Responsibilities

This reporter will produce impactful enterprise and breaking news coverage that informs and serves our communities. Coverage may include follow‑up reporting after tragedies that uncovers systemic issues, provides new information that deepens the public's understanding, and amplifies voices that might otherwise go unheard.

The role will also support courthouse and legal reporting by identifying exclusive stories from lawsuits, following significant cases through resolution, and explaining their impact on our audience.

As a member of the Public Safety Team, this reporter will primarily cover public safety and criminal justice issues while remaining flexible to report on other important topics as they emerge, including community controversies and the local impact of statewide and national events.

PennLive considers breaking news our North Star and welcomes applications from journalists who are looking to join our energetic, collaborative and inquisitive newsroom.

This job requires reliable transportation to meet with sources or cover events.

Please include writing samples or links to published stories.

Additional Information

Advance Local Media offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package with affordable options for your healthcare including medical, dental and vision plans, mental health support options, flexible spending accounts, fertility assistance, a competitive 401(k) plan to help plan for your future, generous paid time off, paid parental and caregiver leave and an employee assistance program to support your work/life balance, optional legal assistance, life insurance options, as well as flexible holidays to honor cultural diversity.

Advance Local Media does not provide sponsorship for work visas or employment authorization in the United States. Only candidates who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. will be considered for this position.

Advance Local Media is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected under federal, state or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.