Texas Watchdog is looking for a metro reporter
The Chronicle may be in the midst of its latest downsizing, but not everybody in the news biz is shrinking.
Texas Watchdog, the local watchdog journalism outfit, is looking to add a metro reporter. Here's the ad from JournalismJobs.com:
Company: Texas Watchdog
Position: Seeking Houston political reporter
Location: Houston, Texas
Job Status: Full-time
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Description: We’re Texas Watchdog, a news Web site that covers state and local government. We’re looking for an experienced enterprise reporter to cover Houston politics. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a firm understanding of public records law and will have a passion for freedom of information, government transparency and getting the goods on politicians and bureaucrats gone bad. The reporter will break news through writing enterprise and investigative pieces, as well as blog for www.texaswatchdog.org. Knowledge of Houston political players is a must. Do you have video and multimedia chops? That would be a plus.
When: Hire date targeted for April.
Where: Houston, Texas.
Learn more: www.texaswatchdog.org
Please send a cover letter and clips to Deputy Editor Jennifer Peebles at [email protected]
We know journos of all sorts read the little blog, so if you know anybody who might fit the bill, please point 'em towards Texas Watchdog. A city can never have enough (paid) metro reporters chasing stories!
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 02/16/09 08:55 PM | Print |
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