Service Journalism Reporter

Job description

McClatchy Media is seeking an audience-focused reporter to join its collaborative and hard-working Fresno Bee newsroom as a service journalism reporter. The reporter will be based in the growing city of Fresno, joining a reporting group that is fun, team-oriented and always looking for new ways to reach readers and tell the unique stories of California’s Central Valley. The service journalism team is focused on utility journalism with a mission to help local readers navigate day-to-day life. Service journalists use an accessible approach to write explainers, Q&As, fact checks and answer questions locally trending online. Reporters in this role also contribute to local and regional news and breaking news coverage. This reporter should be able to craft stories based on local users’ needs and interests, engage directly with readers online and potentially in person. The reporter in this position will write frequently – they will welcome daily assignments as well as cultivate and pitch their own ideas, finding stories and questions in every corner of the community, online and in person. Service journalists dig into city curiosities as well as “talkers” on sites like Nextdoor and Reddit....