Reporter (Report for America)

MLK50: Justice Through Journalism is an award-winning nonprofit digital newsroom, and focused on the intersection of poverty, power and policy. Its vision echoes Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream: a nation where all residents, especially workers, have enough resources to thrive, and where public and private policy supports their success.
Open Position

Location: Memphis, Tennessee

Beat: Juvenile justice and Memphis youth
Position:

The reporter follows the lives of the 380,000 Memphians under 34, connecting with youth-led and youth supporting organizations. They talk to young people in the places they gather, virtually and in real life. They capture them as they mark milestones and navigate their city, cautiously and joyfully. They examine the policies and laws that shape young people’s experiences in Memphis, and spend time at juvenile court proceedings. They follow the various child welfare systems.

Salary and Benefits:
$50,000-$56,000

$3,000 hiring bonus, at least two weeks paid vacation, 10 paid holidays per year and two “dark” weeks for a total of at least 30 paid days off per year, $1,000 annual professional development stipend, company credit card, 100% employer-paid health insurance for the employee, 75% for dependents, company-supplied computer, life insurance, long and short-term disability, $50 monthly tech stipend, 4% employer 401K match, and annual cost of living raise.

Skills: Reporting

This position is sponsored in part by Report for America, a national service program that places talented emerging journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. Report for America is an initiative of The GroundTruth Project.

All Report for America Newsroom Partners are Equal Opportunity.