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The Courier Journal , courierjournal.com, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK is looking for a Children and Education reporter to cover the unprecedented challenges facing K-12 education in Kentucky. This reporter should explore inequities through both short-term and longer-term reporting, and through explanatory, watchdog and storytelling pieces that emphasize solutions. This reporter will be part of a two-person reporting team.

This beat begins with K-12 education, but it should be considered much, much broader and thought of in a fundamentally different way. Topics could include young families, the socio-economic well-being of kids, access to health care, drug abuse, obesity, food deserts, high-achieving students, third-grade reading achievement, dropout and graduation rates, rural issues, access to arts education, internet access, teacher development and quality, safety - anything and everything that impacts the well-being of Kentucky's children and their futures.

The beat will involve day-to-day coverage of the school board, superintendent and district employees but should not stop there. Those topics remain an important component but should not dominate daily coverage unless warranted. Think more in terms of shorter enterprise with mobile-first focus, including spotlighting trends and providing accountability.

The ideal candidate has the proven ability to tailor storytelling to social, video and digital platforms.

Candidates should have a track record of covering these issues on a regular basis and a portfolio that reflects deep reporting and examples of strong storytelling.

Responsibilities :

• Researches, reports, writes and helps create compelling text and multimedia journalism delivering benefits to families and the broader community on how well teachers, coaches, caretakers and policymakers are educating and supporting the development of the region and state's children and young adults.
• Reports on the protection of children, including issues such as violence (school, relationship, etc.), drugs, technology and mental health in concert with other reporters on the investigations and enterprise team or elsewhere in the newsroom.
• Makes it a mission to inform and engage readers through a combination of breaking news, mobile-friendly explainer stories, live chats and other non-traditional story forms, as well as watchdog reporting and narratives. This requires answering from the get-go how a story can deliver benefits to our target audiences.
• Uses data, records and source development to provide deep and thoughtful analysis of complex issues.
• Acts as a public ambassador through community outreach and connects with influencers and engaged readers through social media.
• Is comfortable and enthusiastic about using multiple and appropriate social media channels to enhance reporting and promote stories.
• Solicits community input, questions and concerns through online forms. Organizes expert panels, community conversations and public forums to spark civic interest in children's issues.
• Collaborates with other education reporters in the Midwest Region and network as assigned.

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