Writer - Editorial

Newsday has an opening for an Editorial Writer and member of the editorial board. This job requires an experienced journalist able to select topics, produce fact-based opinions and state them clearly and engagingly. At daily board meetings, he or she should be comfortable expressing strong opinions and when necessary, challenging consensus.

The candidate should be a keen observer of Long Island – its institutions, residents and lifestyles.

• Creating content for nextLI, Opinion’s digital platform.

• Assist in help our effort to build an online community to help grow readership.

• Engaging with community groups, helping to bring context to regional datasets.

• Being part of innovative approaches to reach new and underserved audiences.

• Candidates should also be comfortable providing video commentary and experienced in using social media. 

• Analyze fairly and comment insightfully on a wide range of issues influencing the lives of our readers from those debated in legislatures to those discussed at home.

• Contribute to the Opinion Department’s daily newsletter, The Point, which requires having sources in the political and governmental arenas.

• Bachelor’s Degree essential.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.

• 5-8 years’ experience reporting and writing, preferably with a focus on commentary.

• Extensive knowledge of Long Island/New York’s politics, economic development, cultural and social issues.

• This is a hybrid position. Employees are generally required to work in the office a minimum of three (3) days per week.

• The annual salary range for this position is $95,000 - $115,000.

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