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Gannett
Salisbury, MD, United States
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News - Reporter/Watchdog
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is an innovative, digitally focused media and marketing solutions company committed to strengthening communities across our network. With an unmatched local-to-national reach, Gannett touches the lives of more than 110 million people monthly with our Pulitzer-Prize winning content, consumer experiences and benefits, and advertiser products and services. Gannett brands include USA TODAY NETWORK with the iconic USA TODAY and more than 100 local media brands, digital marketing services companies ReachLocal and SweetIQ, and U.K. media company Newsquest.
You report and produce watchdog coverage of state, county and local government and other institutions in the county or region you cover, including nonprofits. You get past the apparent story to the real story, overcoming resistance when necessary to do so. You expose the gaps between what a government or a local institution is supposed to do and what it’s actually doing. In every instance, you explain how these gaps affect readers, particularly those between 25 and 45. The five positions available cover Worcester, Delaware, Virginia, Somerset and Wicomico.
• You possess a competitive spirit for investigative journalism – against other media and within our own organization.
• You reject “boring.” You reject stories about “process.” You say “no” to all but the best stories pitched to you from whatever source. You pay close attention to how your audience is building and talk regularly with members of the Audience Analytics Committee about reader habits and interests.
• You help build digital audience by pursuing watchdog approaches that address the interests, needs, questions and reading style of the 25-45 audience.
• You work with your peers, your Content Strategist and the Watchdog Coach on identifying the key questions readers will have and on pursuing aggressively the public records, databases, sources and experts you need to answer those key questions.
• You pursue two sorts of watchdog work: 1.) The more common type of ongoing coverage fueled by sharp questioning and smart follow ups. And 2.) Mid-level and occasionally large projects that perform a public service for our readers by pointing out needs and solutions in our communities.
• You tell most of your stories through people and not simply officials and data, focusing on their experiences, needs and accomplishments.
• You familiarize yourself with public records access laws in your state.
• You connect with visual journalists to help tell your stories well.
You plan for and create a final watchdog product that includes all appropriate digital tools, with an eye toward great photography, compelling video, useful infographics and long-form presentation