Investigative Reporter - Data-Driven Accountability

Griffin Media; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Griffin Media’s News 9 in Oklahoma City seeks an Investigative Reporter to dig deep, hold the powerful accountable, and give a voice to Oklahomans. You will chase records, cultivate sources, and turn findings into clear reports for broadcast and digital audiences.

You will work with reporters, photojournalists, producers, editors, and the digital team to produce long-form investigations and special projects, while meeting daily deadlines and upholding journalistic ethics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, or related field preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience in a television newsroom as a Reporter, with investigative or enterprise reporting experience preferred.
• Proven ability to obtain and analyze public records, court documents, and data, including FOIA knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Uncover, research, and report on in-depth investigative stories that hold institutions accountable and matter to people across the OKC/Tulsa metro area and statewide.
• Develop and maintain confidential and on-the-record sources, protecting source confidentiality.
• File and track Oklahoma Open Records Act and federal FOIA requests; obtain and analyze court filings, public records, financial documents, and databases.
• Verify every fact through rigorous fact-checking and documentation, and review stories with management before broadcast.
• Manage day-turn investigations as well as long-term investigative stories.
• Collaborate with Reporters, Photojournalists, Producers, Editors, and the digital team to build long-form reports for broadcast and digital.
• Contribute to daily news coverage and breaking news, including reporting live in the field.

Skills

Public records analysis

FOIA knowledge

Interviewing

Reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Journalism/Communications

Related experience may substitute education

Job description

Griffin Media’s News 9 in Oklahoma City seeks an Investigative Reporter to dig deep, hold the powerful accountable, and give a voice to Oklahomans. You will chase records, cultivate sources, and turn findings into clear reports for broadcast and digital audiences.

You will work with reporters, photojournalists, producers, editors, and the digital team to produce long-form investigations and special projects, while meeting daily deadlines and upholding journalistic ethics.