Georgia Reporter

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Open Position

Location: Georgia

Beat: The Georgia Legislature, with a focus on democracy and voting rights and access
Position:

Georgia has long been a center of the debate around voting, culminating with the 2020 election and ensuing criminal trials over the results. This reporter covers voting rights and access and how they play into elections and politics in the state in 2024 and beyond. The reporter covers not only the laws and policies that shape voting in Georgia but just as importantly, the voters and communities affected by them.

Salary and Benefits:
$50,000-$75,000

Health and dental insurance, two weeks vacation, company-issued laptop

Skills: Experience covering the beat, Photography, TV/Video, Data

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.