Data-Driven Investigative Journalist

WISH-TV; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle City Broadcasting in Indianapolis is seeking a Digital Investigative Journalist (Data & Public Records) to join our newsroom full-time. You will dig through court filings, public records, and datasets to uncover meaningful stories and explain the “why” behind headlines.

You will develop ideas, obtain records via FOIA requests, review large document sets, build datasets, and collaborate with digital and on-air teams to translate findings into clear, compelling content across platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience in journalism or data journalism with investigative focus.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop story ideas through deep research, data analysis, and document review.
• Acquire information through public records requests, court filings, government databases, and open-source reporting.
• Review and analyze large volumes of documents to uncover trends, inconsistencies, and potential investigations.
• Conduct background research on individuals, businesses, and organizations.
• Work closely with digital and on-air journalists to support investigative and enterprise stories.
• Assist in breaking news by quickly locating, verifying, and contextualizing relevant records.
• Build and maintain datasets to support ongoing reporting.
• Fact-check claims, statistics, and reporting for accuracy and credibility.
• Clearly document sources, methodology, and findings.
• Use digital tools and AI-assisted research methods to enhance reporting efficiency.
• Collaborate with newsroom staff to translate findings into clear, compelling content across platforms.
• Other duties as assigned based on newsroom needs.

Skills

Strong research

Attention to detail

Investigative journalism

Data journalism

Verbal and written communication

Tools

SQL

Python

Tableau

Excel/Google Sheets

Job description

Circle City Broadcasting in Indianapolis is seeking a Digital Investigative Journalist (Data & Public Records) to join our newsroom full-time. You will dig through court filings, public records, and datasets to uncover meaningful stories and explain the “why” behind headlines.

You will develop ideas, obtain records via FOIA requests, review large document sets, build datasets, and collaborate with digital and on-air teams to translate findings into clear, compelling content across platforms.