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New York state journalism jobs
The New York Times | Multiple openings, including Editor, The Morning; Video Journalist, NYT Cooking; Senior Staff Editor, Print Hub; Strategy & Operations Deputy, Live & Express; Style Photographer; News Assistant; Senior Staff Editor (Washington, D.C.); and more (Source: The New York Times) 💰
The Buffalo News | Environment and Climate Reporter (Source: Sheila Rayam via LinkedIn) 💰
Spectrum News Syracuse | Digital Producer (Source: Jennifer Indemaio via LinkedIn) 💰
Washington, D.C., area journalism jobs
The Hill | Multiple openings, including Sr Director, Product Management; Manager, Direct-to-Consumer Audience; Audience Engagement Producer (open to MT- and PT-based candidates) (Source: Will Federman via LinkedIn)
NewsHour Productions | Multiple openings, including Associate Producer-Social Media; Producer, Politics and White House; and Associate Production Manager (Source: JournalismJobs.com)
American Chemical Society | Business Reporter, C&EN (Source: ONA)
California journalism jobs
Southern California Public Radio | Associate Producer, Social Media (Source: Ashley Alvarado via LinkedIn) 💰
Los Angeles Times | Data and Graphics Journalist (Source: Los Angeles Times) 💰
Bay Area News Group | Opinions Editor (Source: JournalismJobs.com) 💰
Remote-friendly journalism jobs
Gannett / USA Today | Multiple openings, including Director of Philanthropic Partnerships and Audience Visuals Designer (Source: Rachel Schallom Lobdell and Elizabeth Shell via LinkedIn) 💰
States Newsroom, remote, Midwest preferred | National Editor (Source: JournalismJobs.com) 💰
Journalism jobs across the U.S.
The Dallas Morning News | Multiple openings, including Education Lab Reporter, City Reporter, Planning Coordinator, Audience Journalist, Breaking News Reporter and Political Reporter (Austin) (Source: Michael Apuan via LinkedIn)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Data Journalist, Politics (Source: Charles Minshew via LinkedIn)
Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri | Service Journalism Reporter (Source: JournalismJobs.com)
Burlington Free Press, Burlington, Vermont | Burlington City Reporter (Source: Aki Soga via LinkedIn)
Lansing State Journal | Multiple openings, including Trending and Breaking News Reporter and State Government Reporter (Source: Stephanie Angel via LinkedIn)
The Arizona Republic, Phoenix | Digital Producer (Source: ACES)
Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul | Multiple openings, including Sr. Reporter, Daily News and Sr. Reporter - Politics, MPR News (Source: JournalismJobs.com) 💰
Illinois Answers Project | Embedded Investigative Reporter (Source: Illinois Answers Project) 💰
Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut | Senior Sports Reporter (Source: JournalismJobs.com)
NBC Chicago | Assistant News Director (Source: Sally Ramirez via LinkedIn)
Rutgers University School of Communication and Information, New Brunswick, New Jersey | Non-tenure track faculty position in Journalism and Media Studies (Source: IRE)
Omaha World-Herald | Sports Reporter-Creighton (Source: JournalismJobs.com)
Georgia Public Broadcasting, Atlanta | Morning Edition (ME) Host/Producer (Source: publicmediajobs.org)
Internships and fellowships
Star Tribune, Minneapolis | Summer 2024 Internships (Source: Star Tribune) Apply by November 1. 💰
Democracy Now!, New York | Video News Production Fellow (Source: ONA) Apply by November 1. 💰
Houston Chronicle | Multiple openings, including Reporting Internship (Summer 2024) and Photo Internship (Summer 2024) (Source: Houston Chronicle via LinkedIn) Apply by November 22. 💰
Bonus opportunities
Danielle Renwick posted on X, “Thrilled to announce I’ve joined @GuardianUs where I’m editing stories on climate/environmental justice and on efforts to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for the climate crisis. Pitch me!”
The Good Science Project–Johns Hopkins MA in Science Writing Fellowship is accepting applications through November 5. The program “aims to improve science journalism and science itself by providing $5,000 reporting grants for feature-length magazine articles on the funding and practice of science in the United States,” according to its website.
Freelance writer Kaitlyn Arford shared dozens of opportunities for journalists, copywriters and more on Friday.
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