Boston University is hiring: CLIMATE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING FELLOW WBUR News an

Overview

We are looking for an ambitious, inquisitive and self-starting fellow with excellent writing and reporting skills who wants to work on original, enterprising climate and environment stories affecting Massachusetts communities.

Responsibilities

• Filing shorter pieces for air and online including breaking news and reporting longer features.
• Work alongside the environment team and be expected to generate and pitch story ideas, take assignments, and develop stories for broadcast and publication.

Required Skills

This is a full-time opportunity for one year. Here’s what we’re offering: the opportunity to work onsite in WBUR’s newsroom and conduct in-person reporting in Greater Boston. Training on the newsroom’s broadcast and publishing platforms and content management systems. You will also learn how to record and edit broadcast-quality audio. Practical experience pitching stories, covering breaking news, filing stories for web and audio. Access to experienced journalists and senior team members with opportunities for mentoring, training and professional development.

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.