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Political Correspondent - South West
🕒 7 days ago
JournalismPolitical ReportingInvestigative TechniquesData Analysis
📜 Description
- Finding and telling compelling local stories that engage readers, turning dry public affairs into shareable content using investigative techniques, data, and first-hand testimony.
- Acting as an authority on public bodies, scrutinising local government performance, and exposing critical community issues like child poverty and hospital wait times.
- Mentoring fellow reporters and leading local democracy reporters by example, while working with senior editors to shape editorial stances on key issues.
- Packaging stories across diverse formats including live blogs, text, video, audio, and photos, while contributing to network-wide politics output.
- Building and nurturing active online and offline communities to distribute stories, gather feedback, and engage directly with readers.
- Ensuring all content is thoroughly researched, balanced, and compliant with the Editor's Code of Practice.
🛠️ Requirements
- NCTJ/NQJ qualified, experienced senior journalist with proven experience reporting on political stories in a regional or national newsroom environment.
- Strong track record of sourcing, pitching, and telling important local stories accurately to large digital audiences.
- Demonstrable experience working a CMS and shooting video on patch.
- Keen to contribute to podcasts, video recordings, and short form social content to boost engagement.
- Excellent public affairs knowledge and understanding of how national political systems and policy translate into local realities.
- Expert on all things South West and can traverse the patch with ease.
✨ Benefits
- An extra day's paid leave each year to volunteer for a cause close to your community or your heart.
- Big moment day - an extra day's paid leave for a moment that matters to you - like getting married, moving house or welcoming a new
- Help saving for your retirement - we'll match your company pension contributions up to 6% and you can contribute through salary sacrifice.
- A healthcare cash plan - giving you money back for a range of medical expenses and fast access to doctor's appointments.
- Wellbeing support - including a 24/7 assistance programme for you and your family.
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