University Of Portland is hiring: Beacon News Reporter in Portlan...
University Of Portland - Portland, OR, United States, 97204
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This is not a Student Employment Position. This is a student volunteer experience. Volunteer experience participants receive monthly stipend payments.
Please apply using this link: https://statenews.wufoo.com/forms/kdffxf80qd4y91/
The Beacon, UP’s award-winning online student newspaper is hiring reporters for the 2025-26 academic year. NO JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED and all majors are welcome!.
Reporters report and write one to two stories (usually fewer than 800 words) a week on deadline, as assigned by the news editor or living editor.
Core Duties
- Attends staff meetings Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:45 unless there is a conflict with a class and the editor approves the absence in advance. Staffers are strongly discouraged from registering for classes that meet during those time periods.
- Follows best practices in journalism especially accuracy, fairness, and ethics
- Immediately upon receiving the assignment, calls sources to arrange interviews…and prepares for interviews by researching the subject, attaining background information, and having 5 – 10 key questions prepared.
- Conducts interviews in person, via Zoom, and on the phone in a professional manner
- Responds promptly to all emails and messages from editors and the adviser.
- Records audio of interviews (with source permission) in addition to taking thorough notes.
- Makes story revisions and/or revisits or adds sources immediately as assigned by editors.
- Provides relevant hyperlinks and sidebar information to the section editor.
- Collaborates with section editors, multimedia editor, photographers, and videographers in enhancing written storytelling with visuals such as photos, video, and graphics.
- Learns and uses digital tools as assigned for maps, charts, graphics and data journalism.
- Is always on the lookout for compelling story ideas and strives to include coverage of UP community members who may be underrepresented on campus.
- Maintains contact on at least a bi-weekly basis with key sources in campus “beat” (ie: Campus Safety, Dept of Res Life, academic depts.., etc.) assigned by News Editor to nurture relationships and foster story ideas.
- When not in class, responds to breaking news by providing reporting/writing/photo/video as directed by editors
- Discusses story, photo ideas directly with the assigned photographer(s)/videographer.
- Writes at least one commentary per semester for the Opinions section
- Notifies editor immediately if a correction of the published piece is needed
- Uses social media in a professional manner including posting links to Beacon content.
- Takes photos and or video with smartphone or camera using apps as assigned
- Reads professional-level journalism on a regular basis and as assigned by adviser
- May not be employed by UP Marketing or UP Athletics or on ASUP
- You must have at least a 2.5 GPA , but preference is given to applicants with 3.0 and above.
Physical Requirements
Posting Number
Posting Number SE690-2023
Number of Vacancies
Number of Vacancies Multiple
Estimated Start Date 08/18/2025
Open Date
Open Date 06/20/2025
Close Date
Close Date 08/10/2025
Supplemental Questions
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Contact
University of Portland
5000 N. Willamette Blvd
Portland, Oregon
97203-5798
503.943.8484
recruitment@up.edu