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Associated Press
Little Rock, AR, United States
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The Associated Press seeks a temporary reporter in Little Rock, AR (beginning on or about Jan. 9, 2017, for 29 weeks) to join the team responsible for the AP’s coverage of Arkansas. Reporting to the Arkansas / Oklahoma News Editor, this temporary reporter must be able to develop sources to cover news on a wide variety of topics and provide comprehensive coverage of events and issues across Arkansas and be available for possible assignments in Texas and Oklahoma. He/she should be able to produce content in multiple formats (text, photo, video and audio) and will work with AP’s news leaders in the three states to develop aggressive spot and hard-edged enterprise reporting for AP’s global newspaper, online and broadcast audience.
The successful candidate will:
• Identify and develop stories that break news, have impact and are exclusive to the AP.
• Report and produce compelling enterprise for state, national and global audiences, with a strong focus on accountability journalism.
• Execute those stories in all formats, in a timely fashion and under deadline pressure.
• Report and produce content on deadline in competitive situations.
Qualifications:
Candidates should have demonstrated excellence as a beat reporter, and have a proven record of developing sources, breaking news, originating story ideas and writing about complex issues in a clear and engaging way. Applicants need to understand the growing importance of multimedia news and be able to coordinate with AP staffers from other formats. Other qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Authorization to work in the U.S. will be mandatory.
• Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English language.
• Ability to recognize and develop newsworthy stories of global interest and work accurately under deadline pressure.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to juggle multiple projects across formats.
• Demonstrated aggressive use of public records and computer-assisted reporting experience is a plus.
The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. Founded in 1846, AP today is the largest and most trusted source of independent news and information. On any given day more than half the world's population sees news from AP.
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