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Public safety reporter
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What they do
A Reporter investigates and reports on news events and stories. Gathers information from interviews, site visits and background research, and writes reports for news and media outlets. May edit news stories or write news commentary. Covers a particular territory or specializes in a topic such as politics, sports, on an industry. Works for a news service or media company, or works freelance and takes assignments from news organizations.
$54,625 / year median in Texas
-11% projected decline
Job Description
The Temple Daily Telegram, an award-winning daily newspaper in Central Texas, is looking for a veteran public safety/general assignments reporter experienced in digital journalism to cover a beat that includes cops, fire department, sheriff's office and more. Experience covering courts would be beneficial. The public safety reporter will be on top of breaking news with the ability to quickly post and update ongoing events online, initiate news features, enterprise stories and weekend features. Ideal candidates will have a degree in journalism with solid clips, InDesign pagination experience and good news judgment. Deadline newspaper reporting is a plus. E-mail resume, writing examples, references and salary requirements to jprickett@tdtnews.com , sankrom@tdtnews.com and hr@tdtnews.com .