Environmental Reporter

Job description

The Raleigh News & Observer is looking for a reporter to cover climate change and environmental issues, and contribute to our coverage of the vast science and research community in the Research Triangle. This beat offers the opportunity to develop exclusive reporting on one of the most consequential issues facing the region. Our environmental reporter will help readers in the Triangle understand how climate change affects their daily lives and will hold elected officials accountable for their public policy decisions. This reporter will also explain the impact of federal funding changes on research and researchers in the Triangle, which is home to Research Triangle Park and three major research universities: Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State. In recent years, our reporting has looked at balancing development and sustainability in one of the nation’s fastest-growing regions, chronicled efforts to save endangered species, and fact-checked rampant rumors in the aftermath of a deadly hurricane. We’re looking for a reporter with a knack for finding the issues and stories that matter to our readers. That requires versatility — knowing how to break news, juggle quick-turn and longer-term...