Carroll County Times has opening for education reporter
May 19, 2008
The Carroll County Times, a 27,000 circulation daily newspaper located in Westminster, Md., is seeking an ambitious, innovative education reporter to join the news staff.
The education reporter is responsible for covering issues related to the Carroll County Board of Education, 37 elementary, middle and high schools as well as five specialized schools in the public school system and two colleges in Carroll County.
The successful candidate will possess excellent writing skills and experience in beat coverage. Candidate should thrive in team-based environment and be willing to step in and assist other beat reporters when necessary. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related journalism experience required.
As a member of the reporting team, the education reporter will be responsible for: — meeting deadlines with copy that is clean of spelling and grammatical errors; — spotting trends and uncovering and writing stories about school system concerns, including where tax dollars are being spent and how they could be spent better; — unearthing, investigating and executing original story ideas in consultation with the city editor; — contributing as an active member of the reporting team, which includes at least one night per week covering the police beat and spot news; — writing enterprise stories; — placing the highest emphasis on accuracy; — working a five-day, 40-hour week; — other stories as assigned.
The education reporter is also responsible for contributing online content to the Times’ Web site, carrollcountytimes.com. This includes news updates for the Web and shooting and producing online video.
The education reporter reports to the City Editor.
Interested applicants should send resumes and at least three writing samples to: S. Wayne Carter, City Editor, Carroll County Times; 201 Railroad Ave.; Westminster, MD 21157 or apply by e-mail to: wayne.carter@carrollcountytimes.com with the subject line: Education Reporter. No phone calls please.
The deadline for application is: May 30, 2008
Carroll County, with a population of 170,000, is located 35 minutes from downtown Baltimore and 80 minutes from Washington, D.C.
Job listing courtesy of JournalismJobs.com
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