Solutions Journalism Fellow (TwoYear Fellowship)

Solutions Journalism Fellow (TwoYear Fellowship)Location: Tallahassee FloridaPosition Type: Fulltime twoyear fellowshipAbout the FellowshipThe Tallahassee Democrat part of the USA TODAY Network is seeking an innovative and community-focused journalist for a two-year Solutions Journalism Fellowship. This position is funded by the Community Foundation of North Florida Press Forward and a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight role is designed for a journalist who wants to produce high-impact public-service journalism that goes beyond identifying problems to examine how communities are responding to them. The fellow will report on whats working what isnt and why while also contributing to the daily news role is intentionally designed as a hybrid position with:50% of the fellows time dedicated to solutionsbased enterprise reporting and50% devoted to daily general assignment reporting trending coverage and passion topics that resonate with local primary mission of this reporter is to shine a light on the helpers in our community and provide solutionsoriented evidencebased reporting that helps residents better understand efforts to address critical local issues such as education housing public safety business health care workforce development and environmental reporter who will produce quick hits compelling profiles and deeply reported stories will be based in the Tallahassee Democrat newsroom and will collaborate with editors and partner outlets in the Capital Region News Collaborative on special Journalism (Approximately 50%)Report and produce solutionsoriented enterprise journalism that examines how communities institutions and organizations are responding to persistent local results metrics anecdotes and evidence of impact to share successes and reflections with the foundation on a quarterly deeply reported stories that move beyond identifying problems to examine responses evidence outcomes limitations and lessons and maintain diverse sources across government nonprofits education business and affected with editors to produce explanatory narrative and accountability stories for digital print and social thoughtfully with community members and readers to ensure coverage reflects real needs and Assignment Trending & Passion Topics (Approximately 50%)Contribute to daily general assignment coverage including breaking news community events and developing on trending and timely topics that connect with local audiences and reflect how people live work and interact in the quickly and accurately under deadline while maintaining newsroom standards for fairness and with readers and communities to inform coverage and build collegially with other reporters and editors in the newsroom and across the USA TODAY the highest standards of journalistic ethics accuracy and Were Looking ForThe fellowship is geared toward retaining Tallahassee talent and qualified recent graduates of a journalism/communications program from a local Leon County university or college like Florida A&M degree in journalism communications or related field or equivalent Interest in solutions journalism and public service reporting writing and storytelling skills including enterprise or explanatory to analyze complex issues and explain them with digital storytelling formats and audiencefocused openness to coaching collaboration and experimentation in a modern of AP style and newsroom ethics and emerging journalists are encouraged to We OfferA fulltime twoyear paid fellowship focused on enterprise and solutions and mentorship from experienced editors and newsroom leaders including funding for training workshops and national journalism conferences and professional to collaborate with other Press Forwardsupported journalists and outlets.A newsroom culture that values public service innovation and community salary and benefits consistent with USA TODAY Network for career advancement in the USA TODAY Press Forward and the Knight FoundationThis fellowship is supported by Press Forward North Florida an initiative of the Community Foundation of North Florida and is funded by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation a national philanthropic leader in strengthening local news and information.#Newsgnt#LI-CB1