Immigration Reporter
Immigration Reporter
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The Houston Chronicle is seeking an Immigration Reporter to lead highimpact coverage of the impacts of federal and state immigration policies on Houston one of the nations most diverse metro areas. This role will focus on uncovering how federal policies shape the lives of immigrants across the region including those on work visas asylum seekers and refugees while also examining broader impacts on Houstons communities culture and industries.
While primarily based in Houston this role may include occasional travel to the TexasMexico border or other locations as needed to report on key developments.
Key Responsibilities:- Breaking News: Cover major developments in immigration policies and enforcement with a focus on how these decisions resonate across Houston.
- Human Impact Stories: Report on the lives of immigrants affected by federal policies including work visa holders asylum seekers and refugees focusing on their contributions challenges and experiences in Houston.
- Trend Reporting: Collaborate with the data team to uncover immigration trends such as demographic shifts changes in asylum cases or fluctuations in visa approvals and explain how they affect Houstons communities and industries.
- Community Coverage: Explore the cultural and social impacts of immigration in Houston including how policies influence neighborhoods schools and local organizations.
- Visualfirst Storytelling: Collaborate with visuals data and audience teams to produce engaging stories across platforms including video interactive graphics and social media.
- Border Reporting: Travel occasionally to the TexasMexico border or other key areas to provide ontheground reporting and context for major immigration stories.
- Source Building: Cultivate strong relationships with immigrants advocates attorneys business leaders state and federal agencies and community organizations to produce exclusive stories.
- Has 4 years of reporting experience preferably covering immigration
- Is skilled at breaking news while developing indepth humancentered stories
- Can use data to identify trends and provide insightful contextrich reporting on immigration issues.
- Thrives in a collaborative newsroom environment and is eager to experiment with innovative storytelling formats including social video and visual content.
- Understands the complexities of immigration policies and their impact on diverse communities in Houston.
- Brings strong reporting writing and analytical skills with a talent for simplifying complex issues for a broad audience.
- Must be fluent in Spanish
- Is flexible and willing to travel as needed to cover key immigration stories
About the Houston Chronicle:
The Houston Chronicle recognized for its Pulitzer Prizewinning journalism serves its 2.3 million residents with content and marketing solutions across two of Houstons largest websites HoustonChronicleandChron along with our magazine television and newspaper brands. Our mission is to spark conversations that inspire action to create a better Houston. All our content and the innovative business solutions we provide invite Houstonians to join conversations about a community weve been committed to covering and helping prosper for more than 120 years. The community we all call home.
About Hearst Newspapers:
With 2500 employees across the nation HNP encompasses a network of 24 daily and 52 weekly publications including the San Francisco Chronicle Houston Chronicle San Antonio ExpressNews and Albany Times Union several top digitalonly news and lifestyle sites marketing services businesses and entertainment businesses such as King Features Syndicate.
At HNP we are investing in new and innovative ways to tell stories growing newsrooms diversifying tools evolving platforms to support the millions of people who trust us each month to help them make decisions take action and be inspired.
Be a part of something bigger your headline awaits.
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Employment Type
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