Reporter

At the Blue Mountain Eagle, we're a small, tight-knit team that does big-time work: This year we took home five awards in the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspaper Contest, including honors for educational coverage, government reporting and feature writing as well as overall excellence. Our goal is to continue to build on the Eagle's long tradition of high-quality journalism. To that end, we've brought in a veteran editor to mentor and challenge our staff. Now we're looking for a talented, energetic reporter to raise the bar even higher. Located in beautiful John Day, Oregon, halfway between Bend and Boise, the Eagle is Oregon's oldest weekly newspaper, with a proud history of community journalism dating back to 1868. Here you'll find loads of small-town charm in a historic mining community in the midst of reinventing itself with several exciting civic improvement projects. You'll be surrounded by scenic forests and rugged mountains, with year-round recreational opportunities that range from hunting and fishing to hiking, camping, snowmobiling and horseback riding. You'll also find plenty of opportunities to show what you can do as a journalist. This community is at the center of an evolving natural resource restoration economy that frequently garners statewide and even national attention. Residents are engaged and politically active in local and national debates, and hard-hitting stories are never hard to find. Ongoing topics include state and federal policies, forest health, logging, public lands grazing, water supply, wildlife habitat improvements and wildfire resilience, in addition to coverage of small-town life and local government. The position offers a wealth of breaking news and enterprise opportunities.