Business Reporter - Health care and Cannabis

Summary of Position

This reporter will cover how health care and business intersect on Long Island, exploring the real-world impacts on everyday people — from access to care and affordability to medical innovations and the evolving cannabis industry. You’ll delve into the operations of local hospitals, health care providers, and biotech firms while examining how cannabis legalization shapes businesses and consumers. We expect this reporter to break news, spot trends, and develop enterprise stories that matter to our readers — all while building strong relationships with sources and delivering engaging, impactful journalism.

We’re looking for someone who thrives under tight deadlines, is comfortable juggling multiple stories, and can work well with others to produce coverage that keeps our audience coming back for more. The reporter will also collaborate with editors to monitor metrics and apply data to inform coverage as we serve our loyal readers, seek new subscribers and strive to better understand key audiences and topics.

Essential Duties & Functions

• Cover the intersection of health care, business and cannabis, focusing on issues like affordability, access and industry trends.
• Find smart enterprise stories and identify the forces shaping health care and cannabis on Long Island.
• Jump on breaking business news and pitch in on general assignment coverage when needed.
• Build a diverse network of sources to power your reporting and broaden audience reach.
• Use multimedia tools and social media for story discovery, audience engagement and creative storytelling.
• Collaborate with NewsdayTV and the digital team to enhance stories with alternative and visual storytelling.

Essential Job Knowledge & Skills

• Three or more years of reporting experience; health care or business reporting is a plus.
• Proven ability to break news, meet deadlines and deliver high-impact stories.
• Skill in balancing quick-turn news with ambitious enterprise work.
• A knack for spotting trends, cultivating sources and digging into data-driven reporting.
• Strong storytelling abilities with a sharp eye for detail and an engaging writing style.
• Proficiency in multimedia tools, including smartphone photo and video, and digital platforms.
• A team player with a collaborative mindset and excellent communication skills.
• A self-starter who can bring a creative approach to covering the news.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills.
• The ability to find fresh, distinct angles and write lively, concise stories that reflect Newsday’s tone and format.

Compensation

• The hourly base rate range for this role is $32.53-$53.38, commensurate with experience.
• This position is represented by the Graphics Communication Conference, PPPWU.

Physical Requirements

• Employees are generally required to work in the office and/or out in the field a minimum of three (3) days per week.
• Ability to travel throughout Long Island as related to the assignment being covered.
• A driver’s license in good standing and reliable means of transportation are required.
• Ability to work a flexible and varied schedule to include weekends, holidays and extended hours as needed to support business needs.

Newsday Media Group is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants and incumbents are selected, placed, trained, compensated and promoted without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, or disability or other classifications protected by applicable law.  In addition, Newsday Media Group provides a reasonable accommodation for applicants/incumbents with disabilities. Please advise Human Resources if you require a reasonable accommodation.

Newsday Media Group (NMG) is one of the nation’s most dynamic media organizations, serving Long Island and New York City through its portfolio of mobile and digital products, print publications and live events. With 19 Pulitzer Prizes and other esteemed awards for outstanding journalism, our mission and vision is to engage consumers and businesses by connecting them to the communities in which they live, work and play.

NMG properties include the award-winning Newsday, Newsday.com; amNewYork, New York City’s most widely circulated free daily paper along with its mobile app and amNY.com; Newsday Connect, the digital solutions company serving Long Island business owners; and Newsday Local Publishing, one of the Northeast's largest groups of weekly shopper publications.