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Staff Reporter/City Government Editor for GothamGazette.com

[Posted 05/31/11]

Organization: Citizens Union and Citizens Union Foundation
Website: http://www.citizensunionfoundation.org
Salary: Not specified
Job Type: Full-time
Location: New York, New York
Description: Organization: Citizens Union Foundation/Gotham Gazette.com
Responsibilities: Reports and writes on New York City government issues for GothamGazette.com, an award-winning publication about New York policy and politics published by the good government group Citizens Union. As such, the journalist reports to the editor in chief and would:
-- Cover the City Council, including reporting on regular Stated Meetings where legislation is passed, covering relevant committee hearings, and maintaining contacts with members and their staffs;
-- Report on the functions of city government, including budget and delivery of services;
-- Play lead role in determining direction of Gotham Gazette's city government coverage;
-- Manage and monitor Councilpedia, our special mediaWiki site on City Council members, their records and their campaign donations, including monitoring updates, vetting reader comments, working with the technical manager on enhancements to the site and supervising interns;
-- Along with other members of the staff help determine the overall direction and focus of Gotham Gazette and contribute ideas for stories, promotion, funding, etc.;
-- Write and publish our weekly Searchlight on City Hall newsletter;
-- Solicit and edit articles from journalists, public officials and advocates;
-- Maintain our City Laws database;
-- Write blog posts.

-- Interest in the public policy, advocacy and civic life of New York;

-- A sense of humor and ability to work with others in a pressured environment;
-- Experience in Web-based journalism and at least a rudimentary knowledge of HTML;
-- Proficiency in Excel and experience with PHP databases;
-- Ability to handle multiple tasks at once on tight deadlines.

Compensation: Salary is low to mid 30s, depending upon experience and qualifications. Benefits include fully paid health insurance including flex plan, two weeks paid vacation to start and retirement savings program.

The Organization: Citizens Union Foundation (CUF) is the non-profit research, education and advocacy organization affiliated with Citizens Union, a nonpartisan force for good government for more than 100 years. CUF conducts research and analyzes the impact of proposed public policy and legislation at the city and state level. In its effort to inform the citizens of New York, it publishes Gotham Gazette.


Qualifications: Candidates should have:

-- Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field;
-- Two years professional journalism experience;
-- Ability to cover breaking news and to break stories, as well as to write more analytical articles;
-- Concern for accuracy required;
-- Interest in the public policy, advocacy and civic life of New York;
-- A sense of humor and ability to work with others in a pressured environment;
-- Experience in Web-based journalism and at least a rudimentary knowledge of HTML;
-- Proficiency in Excel and experience with PHP databases;
-- Ability to handle multiple tasks at once on tight deadlines.
How to Apply: Interested candidates should send a cover letter in the body of an email along with a résumé, two or three pieces of published journalism, and salary requirements to recruiting@citizensunionfoundation.org. No phone calls, please.

Application Deadline: Friday, June 10
Deadline: 6/10/2011



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Gotham Gazette is published by Citizens Union Foundation and is made possible by support from the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Altman Foundation,the Fund for the City of New York and donors to Citizens Union Foundation. Please consider supporting Citizens Union Foundation's public education programs. Critical early support to Gotham Gazette was provided by the Charles H. Revson Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.