Western North Carolina Communities Reporter Job at Report for America in Raleigh

 

 

Western North Carolina Communities Reporter

Enlace Latino NC 

This reporter will lead our coverage in Western North Carolina, focusing on the Asheville and Hendersonville areas, with special emphasis on Hurricane Helene’s impact and recovery efforts in Latino rural communities. The reporter will investigate hurricane economic recovery, including access to resources, housing stability, and business impacts and critical issues affecting Latino communities, such as: immigration, labor, education, health, and local politics.

Salary and Benefits:
$55,000-$60,000

Health Insurance stipend. 2 Weeks Vacation, 10 Days of PTO, plus all Federal Major Holidays, Internet stipend. Company-issued camera and laptop (if needed).

This position will be:
Work-from-home (based in the coverage area)

Moving Stipend:
$1,500

This position is sponsored in part by Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities.  Report for America is an initiative of The GroundTruth Project. All Report for America Newsroom Partners are Equal Opportunity Employers.

Enlace Latino NC was founded in 2018 and is the first non-profit Spanish-language digital-native news outlet in North Carolina. We produce useful, public service journalism about politics, immigration, and community and state issues of, for, and by Latino/Hispanic immigrants in the state. We publish independent, truthful and reliable journalism through our website, two newsletters, and a podcast, aimed at different Latino|Hispanic immigrant communities in our region.

Raleigh, NC

27513

Apply at: https://reportforamerica.submittable.com/submit/310201/2025-2026-rfa-corps-member-application

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