Breaking News/General Assignment Reporter
 McClatchy | |
 United States, Florida, Bradenton | |
 May 17, 2025 | |
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The Bradenton Herald seeks a fast, sharp and fearless breaking news/general assignment reporter to join our digitally driven newsroom on Florida’s Gulf Coast. We’re looking for a journalist who thrives in the adrenaline of fast-paced news coverage and who can quickly pivot to deeper enterprise when the dust settles. You’ll need to be relentless in your reporting, obsessive about accuracy and passionate about serving our readers with urgent, essential coverage that puts them at the center of the story. Our journalism focuses on our local communities, and in that role we have the ability to spotlight problems, highlight solutions and truly make a difference — all the reasons you got into journalism. And we are part of Mc Clatchy Media Company, a digitally driven company focused on innovation, with newsrooms in 30 communities in the United States. At the Bradenton Herald, we pride ourselves on bringing the news that matters most to our community — and being first to report it. We’ve chronicled everything from hurricane emergencies to corruption probes to environmental disasters — and we’ve done it with speed, precision and context. Our newsroom is based in Bradenton, a coastal city rich in character, located between Tampa and Sarasota. We cover Manatee County from the shores of Anna Maria Island to the farms of Myakka City. It’s a diverse area offering an ideal mix of natural beauty, local flavor and community spirit. Whether you're paddling through mangroves, catching a spring training game or exploring the renowned Village of the Arts, you'll find no shortage of compelling stories — and reasons to stay. In this role, you will need to:
WHAT YOU’LL BRING:
Mc Clatchy Media’s journalists are expected to take advantage of opportunities to ethically harness and leverage artificial intelligence and other automation to enhance and elevate their work and to find efficiencies that free them to focus on source-building and high quality, deeply reported journalism. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
WHAT WE’LL BRING: As a journalist at Mc Clatchy, you will join a supportive, flexible, collaborative team. Mc Clatchy strives to be an employer of choice, and our benefits package is made with this goal in mind. With a focus on health, well-being, wealth and daily life, our package options include healthcare coverage for employees and their families, financial protection from expected and unexpected expenses, multiple no-cost wellness resources and even coverage for four-legged friends. Our overall benefits package also includes a 401(k) with employer match, competitive paid time off and corporate holidays, and a variety of mental health benefits. With an excellent support team and with focus on your well-being as a top corporate strategy, Mc Clatchy provides benefits to support you and your family in achieving your health and wellness goals. REQUIRED MATERIALS: To apply, include a persuasive cover letter, your resume and four to six examples of your best work. About the Mc Clatchy Media Company The Mc Clatchy Media Company features a portfolio of vibrant and trusted news, lifestyle, entertainment brands and a robust retail distribution network. Our iconic local news brands such as the Miami Herald, the Kansas City Star and the Sacramento Bee, have collectively earned a total of 57 Pulitzer prizes and are complemented by popular lifestyle and entertainment brands such as Us Weekly and Woman’s World. Together, our brands reach more than 100 million unique visitors a month. The Mc Clatchy Retail Network, our distribution and logistics arm, offers delivery to more than 56,000 retail locations weekly. #LI-RB1 Salary/Compensation: $21.64 - $25.00 per hour recblid b9kfma4v1q4sg0xefgr8l03f0gvuuo | |