11.25.08
Politics site seeks dogged, driven reporter
Seeking an intrepid political reporter to cover the incoming Obama Administration and the vagaries of politics in Washington. We’re looking for someone with reporting experience – political preferred — who is fast, self-driven, independent and hot for politics and muckraking journalism.
The successful candidate will work from home and typically write one to two short-form writeups a day that synthesize current events or video reports and longer-form exclusive reports several times a week. In the past, Raw Story’s political reporters have had particular areas of focus and developed reportorial expertise in areas such as the US Attorney scandal or President Bush’s warrantless wiretapping program.
Preference will be given to candidates with daily reporting experience -wires, newspaper or online- who demonstrate a strong command of the craft and an obvious passion and curiosity in their work. Additional preference will be given to candidates who include in their cover letter a thoughtful description of areas they would like to cover that aren’t given enough treatment by the press.
