Reporter - Crime, Courts and Fire

Intuit, Inc.; Prescott Valley (AZ); Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 66.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Own beat

Digital updates and newsletters

Mentor student journalists

Zusammenfassung

The Daily Courier | Smith News & Media in Prescott Valley, AZ seeks a reporter to cover crime, courts, fires, and public safety. You will report breaking news, follow cases through courts, and provide readers with verified information for emergencies.

You will build sources across agencies and communities for enterprise stories. Ideal candidates have strong reporting and writing skills, the ability to read filings, and experience with multimedia storytelling.

Qualifikationen

• Strong reporting, interviewing, and writing skills under deadline pressure.
• Sound editorial judgment when covering sensitive topics, including victims and minors.
• Ability to read court filings, request public records, and explain complex information clearly.
• Ability to develop sources independently and report fairly across perspectives.
• Familiarity with digital publishing and multimedia storytelling.

Aufgaben

• Cover breaking crime and fire news, publish timely, verified updates.
• Follow significant court cases from filings through hearings and outcomes; explain legal proceedings clearly.
• Build sources across law enforcement, fire departments, courts, and community organizations.
• Use public records, interviews, and data to develop enterprise and accountability stories.
• Work with editors and audience engagement to share coverage via newsletters, social media, photos, and video.
• Mentor student journalists through reporting guidance and feedback.

Jobbeschreibung

The Daily Courier | Smith News & Media
Full-time, non-exempt

Position Overview

Smith News & Media is looking for a reporter to cover crime, courts, fires, and other public safety developments in the communities we serve. You’ll report breaking news, follow significant cases through the courts, and give readers verified information they can act on during emergencies. Working with newsroom editors, you’ll build sources across the beat and pursue deeper stories about how public safety agencies and the justice system affect local residents.

Perks

• Take ownership of a local beat with room to pursue original enterprise and accountability reporting.

• Tell stories through digital updates, newsletters, photos, and short-form video.

• Help develop the next generation of local reporters through partnerships with area high schools.

Responsibilities

• Cover breaking crime and fire news, including wildfires and evacuations, and publish timely, verified updates as conditions change.

• Follow significant court cases from initial filings through hearings and outcomes. Review court records and explain legal proceedings in plain language.

• Build sources across law enforcement, fire departments, courts, and emergency management, as well as among residents and community organizations.

• Use public records, interviews, and data to develop enterprise and accountability stories and follow up after the initial headlines.

• Work with editors and the Audience & Engagement team to share coverage through newsletters, social media, photos, and video.

• Mentor student journalists through reporting guidance and feedback as assigned.

Qualifications

• Strong reporting, interviewing, and writing skills, with the ability to meet deadlines and verify information under pressure.

• Sound editorial judgment when covering sensitive topics, including allegations, victims, and minors.

• Ability to read court filings, request public records, and explain complex information clearly.

• Ability to develop sources independently and report fairly across a range of perspectives.

• Familiarity with digital publishing and an interest in multimedia storytelling.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation is based on experience, and benefits include a generous paid time off (PTO) plan, paid holidays, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and more.

About Us

We are a growing, family‑owned community newspaper with roots stretching back over 140+ years. We believe local journalism matters — and we’re investing in it. We are growing, stable, and mission‑driven. Our properties serve loyal, engaged communities across the Southwest, and we’re looking for a leader to grow our audiences across every channel.