Report for America
Open-Source Investigations Projects Reporter Overseeing Journalistic Exploration
Report for America, Memphis, TN, United States, 37501
| Open-Source Investigations Projects Reporter Overseeing Journalistic Explorations Of Police Violence, Urban Development, Politics And Other Matters That Require Special Digital Sleuthing And Visual Investigations. |
| Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis |
| This reporter analyzes publicly available video, satellite imagery, social media networks, online databases, and other data in the performance of investigative journalism. These investigations involve issues ranging from police violence to urban land development, the environment, politics, and matters requiring special digital sleuthing and visual investigations. The reporter serves in a hybrid capacity as a staff journalist for the Institute and as a professor of practice leading the University of Memphis’ graduate program in open-source investigations. Salary and Benefits: $70,000-$75,000 Full University of Memphis healthcare benefits at no cost. 24 days of annual leave time per year and up to 12 days of sick time per year. Company-issued laptop is provided. This position will be: Hybrid (some days in the office per week) Moving Stipend: No moving stipend will be provided. |
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. |
| The Institute for Public Service Reporting is a nonprofit newsroom on the campus of the University of Memphis specializing in investigative reporting and in-depth explanatory journalism—an arm of the university with a firewall protecting their editorial independence. Its mission is to provide robust, civic-minded journalism that promotes a vibrant democracy, fosters inclusiveness and enriches the lives of the people of greater Memphis, including many underserved communities. Stories appear on its news site, and on The Daily Memphian, a nonprofit news site. |
| Memphis, TN |
| 37501 |
| Apply at: https://reportforamerica.submittable.com/submit/310201/2025-2026-rfa-corps-member-application |
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