Reporter

Summary:
The Bay Area News Group has an opening for a Fremont/Tri-Valley reporter for the East Bay Times and The Mercury News. This group of cities in southern and eastern Alameda County include some of the Bay Area's most dynamic populations. Fremont, the area's fourth largest city, is 60 percent Asian with strong Indo-American and Chinese-American communities, and is home to the Tesla manufacturing plant. The so-called "Tri-Valley" cities of Pleasanton, Livermore Dublin and San Ramon are some of the fastest-growing in the area, with open, agricultural lands leading to pitched battles over development on acreage where wineries co-exist with condominium complexes. Housing costs are a critical issue across the region. Reporters will also have the opportunity to delve into issues of community policing and business development. There will be opportunities for deeper enterprise, but it should be approached with competitive urgency.
What you will do:

• The reporter in this job will provide primary coverage for our East Bay Times print and online local reports, but publish also in the daily Mercury News and weekly publications including the Fremont Argus.
• Generate regular breaking news and enterprise stories. Keeping in mind the paper's desire to make stories distinctive and local for readers living in the area.
• Be willing to spend time learning about the market and its residents and apply that knowledge to daily reporting.
• Put readers first, know our latest research on the interests and satisfaction levels of readers in our market and provide coverage to meet those needs.
• Make clear to readers why they should care and/or how the news affects them. Show a sense of urgency, making breaking news a top priority and showing a willingness to embrace last-minute changes in coverage plans and still meet critical deadlines for daily and weekend work and standards for high-impact journalism.
• Adhere to the highest professional and ethical standards at all times and abide by the newspaper's written ethics policy. Newsroom employees are on the front lines of protecting this newspaper's credibility.

What you will bring:

• 2+ years of daily journalism experience, which includes some coverage of breaking news and local/community news.
• 4-year college degree preferred (journalism or related fields)
• The ability to write sharp, clean copy, including headlines and nut graphs that distill why a story needs to be read and shared online.
• A self-starter attitude, able to cultivate sources, break news, and report on stories that hold public agencies accountable and engage readers about patterns and trends in the Bay Area.
• Digital storytelling experience and an intense curiosity for how news is consumed, shared, and searched for on the internet.
• Comfort working on digital deadlines in a 24/7 news cycle, and the drive to best the competition on a regular basis.

The hourly wage is $24.03 - $25.00. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, time in role, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, MediaNews Group offers a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition program, and 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
Who we are:
MediaNews Group offers news reporting and third party advertising and marketing opportunities through its multi-platform products which include: web, mobile, tablet, and print. We are one of the largest media groups in the U.S., serving high-value audiences and connecting advertisers to them. MNG publishes award-winning content (49 Pulitzers) that amasses and engages a nationwide audience via 800 multi-media platforms including web, mobile, social, and print. We are transforming the news industry.
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