Politics and Governing Reporter

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Western Pennsylvania’s largest newspaper and winner of both the 2022 and 2023 Keystone Media Awards’ top honor among the state’s largest newsrooms, is looking for a talented reporter to join our News & Investigations team to cover politics and governing. This reporter will cover a mix of local and statewide politics and elections. The ideal candidate has a passion for politics and campaigns, a collaborative spirit, a proven ability to build sources and break news, and the skill and metabolism to juggle breaking news, daily news, quick-turn enterprise and longer-term enterprise.

These are stories for Post-Gazette readers who want to know how power and policies in Washington, Harrisburg and elsewhere affect our region and the state — and how the Pittsburgh area fits into one of the country’s most fiercely competitive battleground states. The eyes of the region, the state and the country will be on Pennsylvania before and throughout 2024

Qualifications

Ability to develop a wide range of sources on variety of news subjects
A proven record to write timely, well-reported and thought-provoking stories
Eager to be part of a transforming newsroom working to provide deep coverage of a diverse and changing community
Ability to collaborate with the visuals team to provide all appropriate elements for stories (photos, videos and graphics); produces photos and video as needed
Able to juggle daily, short-term enterprise and long-term enterprise stories.
Strong command of AP grammar and style
Strong copy-editing skills and the ability to produce content that is fair, accurate and thorough