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General Assignment Reporter

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Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance

Halliday, ND (In Person)

$52,100 Salary, Full-Time

Posted 4 days ago (Updated 1 day ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 6/17/2026

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Job Description

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT
REPORTERBuffalo's Fire, a publication of the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance, is a Native-led nonprofitnews outlet that covers issues relevant to tribal communities in the Northern Plains. We arehiring a full-time general assignment reporter based in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Duties include:
  • Taking assignments as well as identifying, pitching and developing original local storiesrelevant to our readers
  • Cultivating sources in tribal communities in the Dakotas
  • Staying on top of local and regional news
  • Identifying fresh angles for news stories
  • Writing a mix of news, profiles, and features
  • Strictly adhering to journalism standards and ethics
  • Producing accurate, fair, and clean copy
  • Collaborating with team
  • Responding in a timely manner to editing
  • Attending weekly staff meetings
  • Taking photos as neededExperience and qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Prior news experience
  • Excellent news judgment
  • Excellent research, interviewing, and writing skills
  • Familiarity with Native American history, communities, and traditions or willingness tolearn
  • Strong work ethic
  • Detail oriented
  • Comfortable interviewing people in person and engaging with people across culturaldifferences
  • Teamwork skillsDeadline to apply: May 30, 2026
Starting Salary:
Negotiable depending on experience, median salary $52,100How to apply: Send cover letter, resume, and three of your best stories to Tori Marlan,managing editor, tori@imfreedomalliance.org.

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