Iowa State House Reporter
Davenport, IA
Nov 12, 2024
Full-time
Full Job Description
Cover politics for an award-winning group of newspapers at Lee Enterprises.

The Quad-City Times in Davenport is seeking a political reporter to cover state and national issues in Iowa. The reporter will be based in Des Moines and will coordinate with the Cedar Rapids Gazette's well-established Des Moines Bureau.

We prioritize enterprise and watchdog reporting and are looking for a reporter who seeks innovative ways to tell the best stories.

The beat includes coverage of the Iowa Legislature, with a focus on state representatives and senators representing areas with Lee newspapers, including Davenport, Muscatine, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Mason City, Sioux City and Council Bluffs. The job includes covering congressional issues and elections, including the Iowa Caucuses.

Candidates should have a journalism or communications degree and some reporting experience. We will consider college graduates who have internship experience and/or worked for their college media.

Apply at https://lee.net/careers/ and search for Davenport as the location. When applying, please submit the following items: a cover letter; a resume detailing relevant journalism experience; and five examples of published journalism work.

The digital and traditional print media platforms of the Quad-City Times is part of Lee Enterprises, a dynamic media company committed to local news - and acquiring and growing outstanding journalists.

Why Join Us?

Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.

Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving 73 markets in 26 states. Our core commitment is to provide valuable, intensely local news and information to the communities we serve.

Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.
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