Reporter (Report for America)

The Texas Tribune is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, digital-first news organization that informs and engages with Texans on public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. This news organization’s site provides vital information and news to millions of Texans for free, and its journalism is distributed through more than 60 statewide media partners to local outlets. Partnerships with platforms including ProPublica, Apple News, and SmartNews put its content before a nationwide audience.
Open Position

Location: Austin, Texas

Beat: Impact of statewide issues on South Texas
Position:

Reporting from Brownsville to Laredo, this journalist travels the region, telling stories of everyday Texans and how state and local policy decisions affect their lives. Issues include employment and the economy, immigration, public schools, transportation access, environmental concerns and health care. Depending on the news of the day, the reporter produces some quick turnaround stories, but mainly enterprise work that elevates the voices of South Texans.

Salary and Benefits:
$55,000 minimum based on experience

This is a full-time, exempt position and includes the following benefits: medical, vision and dental insurance, a $50-a-month cell phone stipend, 20 days of paid time off each year, 12 paid holidays per year, up to 16 weeks of paid family leave plus four weeks of additional job protection, annual 401(k) match up to $2,000, a $2,000-a-year stipend for professional development, including conferences, trainings and workshops , and a Tribune-issued laptop.

Skills: Bilingual Spanish

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.