Indigenous affairs reporter - Tulsa, OK
Lee Enterprises Inc
Tulsa, OK
Full-time
Writing / Editing
Posted on May 10, 2023
The Tulsa World, a Lee Enterprises news organization, and ICT, formerly Indian Country Today, are looking for an Oklahoma-based reporter focused on Indigenous peoples and issues to create stories for a national audience.
This reporter will focus on assignments that will take the person all over Oklahoma, filing daily stories, breaking news, writing exclusive stories and working on project reporting to give audiences the clearest view of Indigenous communities today and document topics rooted in the Indigenous world, which includes the nation-to-nation relationship between tribal nations and the United States.
This is not just a reporting position publishing within a local market, but one that will be amplified by ICT's national digital platform with a 5.5 million readership and newscast reaching more than 75 million households and Lee Enterprises' print and digital products in 77 markets in 12 states. This reporter will work with another indigenous affairs reporter based in South Dakota at the Rapid City Journal to tell the stories that most news organizations don't have the ability to do. This position is based anywhere within Oklahoma.
Candidates for this job should have experience filing stories on deadline and the ability to report, organize and write in-depth stories. We are open to an entry-level reporter. This reporter will work with editors at the Tulsa World and ICT and help produce photos, videos and podcasts to supplement content and be used on newscasts. In addition to creating content, this reporter will also engage with audiences and connect content through social media. We expect this reporter to be immersed in Indigenous communities to provide thoughtful and thorough storytelling.
Key skills include:
Interviewing and source development
Advanced research skills including FOIA aptitude and document analysis
Ability to write crisply and compellingly
Using background in American Indian and Alaska Native issues, histories, and cultures, and federal Indian policy, to provide context in news stories
About the Tulsa World
The Tulsa World has reported on the biggest stories in Oklahoma since 1905, before Oklahoma became a state. The mission of the Tulsa World is to produce an exclusive daily report focused on local news, business, arts, entertainment, sports and different perspectives of its community. That local, independent journalism is distributed in a daily printed newspaper seven days a week, online at tulsaworld.com and on the Tulsa World App, quarterly in the Tulsa World Magazine, and on videos and podcasts. In addition to the Tulsa World newsroom, the Tulsa World Media Company operates a full-service digital advertising and marketing agency that helps local businesses and organizations find new audiences.
About ICT
ICT, formerly Indian Country Today, is owned by IndiJ Public Media, an independent nonprofit, multimedia news organization with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, and bureaus in Alaska and Washington, D.C. ICT covers the Indigenous world, including American Indians and Alaska Natives through a digital news site and a weekday newscast with international viewership. IndiJ Public Media is a 501 (c)(3) public charity that sustains itself with funding from members, donors, foundations, and supporters worldwide.
Why Join Us?
Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.
Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of high-quality local news, with 77 daily newspapers in 26 states that have print, digital and e-replica versions. Lee's newspapers have a combined circulation of more than 1.2 million daily. Our digital sites attract more than 44 million unique visits monthly. We also have a rapidly growing roster of digital products for consumers, and are committed to aggressive digital growth.
Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net .
We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.
This reporter will focus on assignments that will take the person all over Oklahoma, filing daily stories, breaking news, writing exclusive stories and working on project reporting to give audiences the clearest view of Indigenous communities today and document topics rooted in the Indigenous world, which includes the nation-to-nation relationship between tribal nations and the United States.
This is not just a reporting position publishing within a local market, but one that will be amplified by ICT's national digital platform with a 5.5 million readership and newscast reaching more than 75 million households and Lee Enterprises' print and digital products in 77 markets in 12 states. This reporter will work with another indigenous affairs reporter based in South Dakota at the Rapid City Journal to tell the stories that most news organizations don't have the ability to do. This position is based anywhere within Oklahoma.
Candidates for this job should have experience filing stories on deadline and the ability to report, organize and write in-depth stories. We are open to an entry-level reporter. This reporter will work with editors at the Tulsa World and ICT and help produce photos, videos and podcasts to supplement content and be used on newscasts. In addition to creating content, this reporter will also engage with audiences and connect content through social media. We expect this reporter to be immersed in Indigenous communities to provide thoughtful and thorough storytelling.
Key skills include:
Interviewing and source development
Advanced research skills including FOIA aptitude and document analysis
Ability to write crisply and compellingly
Using background in American Indian and Alaska Native issues, histories, and cultures, and federal Indian policy, to provide context in news stories
About the Tulsa World
The Tulsa World has reported on the biggest stories in Oklahoma since 1905, before Oklahoma became a state. The mission of the Tulsa World is to produce an exclusive daily report focused on local news, business, arts, entertainment, sports and different perspectives of its community. That local, independent journalism is distributed in a daily printed newspaper seven days a week, online at tulsaworld.com and on the Tulsa World App, quarterly in the Tulsa World Magazine, and on videos and podcasts. In addition to the Tulsa World newsroom, the Tulsa World Media Company operates a full-service digital advertising and marketing agency that helps local businesses and organizations find new audiences.
About ICT
ICT, formerly Indian Country Today, is owned by IndiJ Public Media, an independent nonprofit, multimedia news organization with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, and bureaus in Alaska and Washington, D.C. ICT covers the Indigenous world, including American Indians and Alaska Natives through a digital news site and a weekday newscast with international viewership. IndiJ Public Media is a 501 (c)(3) public charity that sustains itself with funding from members, donors, foundations, and supporters worldwide.
Why Join Us?
Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.
Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of high-quality local news, with 77 daily newspapers in 26 states that have print, digital and e-replica versions. Lee's newspapers have a combined circulation of more than 1.2 million daily. Our digital sites attract more than 44 million unique visits monthly. We also have a rapidly growing roster of digital products for consumers, and are committed to aggressive digital growth.
Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net .
We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.
