What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Budget Reporter position at Bloomberg Industry Group?
If you love breaking news and writing impactful enterprise about the #1 topic Capitol Hill insiders care about -- budget and spending -- this is the job for you. You'll serve as a leader in shaping our newsroom's congressional coverage and guide readers in following the money in Washington. This is a great job for an ambitious, seasoned reporter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has a head for both big picture and in-the-weeds topics.
What you will do:
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What you will do:
- Produce stories with compelling leads, nut graphs, solid framing, and diverse sourcing that can be published with minimal editing
- Break exclusives, while cultivating sources, developing story ideas, and conducting probing interviews.
- Leverage in depth knowledge of federal and state legislative, regulatory, and judicial processes.
- Collaborate with colleagues on topic, multimedia and graphics teams as well as work independently.
- Serve as a subject-matter expert and resource for more junior reporters throughout the newsroom.
- Bachelor’s degree with coursework in English or journalism preferred.
- 7 years’ experience in journalism, including at least one year reporting on legal, tax, or government topics.
Bloomberg Industry Group maintains a continuing policy of non-discrimination in employment. It is Bloomberg Industry Group’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access for all persons, and the Company is committed to attracting, retaining, developing, and promoting the most qualified individuals without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, parental or caring status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy or maternity/parental leave, protected veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other classification protected by applicable law (“Protected Characteristic”). Bloomberg prohibits treating applicants or employees less favorably in connection with the terms and conditions of employment, in all phases of the employment process, because of one or more Protected Characteristics (“Discrimination”).