States Newsroom National Technology Reporter

Job Description

Join States Newsroom and give readers hard-hitting coverage of technology, cybersecurity, AI and policy – that they can understand

Stunning advances in artificial intelligence and technology broadly directly affect people’s lives and reshape our communities, yet most current coverage of the tech sector and generative AI appears primarily in industry publications, never reaching state policymakers, much less everyday readers across a broad swath of the country.

States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization, would like to change that. We are looking for a national technology reporter to cover important developments and trends in the technology industry and policy arena and translate those complicated topics into language that people who aren’t tech-savvy can understand.

We want someone interested in helping people understand how technology shapes their everyday lives, from the phones they use to their children’s mental health, as well as how the tech sector is shaped by government actions and interested parties across the nation. If you’re fascinated by technology, thrive in a collaborative culture, possess great news judgment, and want to demystify complex topics through compelling, engaging work, this is the job for you.

This remote reporter’s work will be featured on News from the States as well as on the 39 state news sites we publish. Last year, States Newsroom stories were viewed more than 150 million times and reprinted almost 100,000 times across the country in rural and urban publications. We are excited to offer high-quality tech reporting to the large and growing audiences of our sites, our republishing partners, and readers of our state and national newsletters.

States Newsroom’s national tech reporter will be uniquely positioned to expand coverage of AI, broadband access, online privacy and cybersecurity and further the public’s understanding of what’s at stake in the debate about artificial intelligence and our technological future.

This grant-funded position is supported through June 30, 2025, with possibility of renewal.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Write weekly trend and feature stories in addition to regular spot news updates for a combined minimum of five posts per month
• Generate story ideas with the national editor
• Work closely with state editors to understand and connect policy developments affecting voters in states across the nation
• Collaborate with state-level colleagues as stories or projects require
• Pursue story leads with strong self-direction and news judgment
• Approach assignments on deadline with strong communication and follow through with the editor and colleagues
• Use social media to amplify network content
• This role may require travel

BENEFITS & COMPENSATION

The minimum salary for this position is $85,000 and rises with experience. Our generous benefits package includes:

• Premium-free platinum health care for employees and their families (i.e., nothing comes out of your paycheck!)
• Four weeks of vacation per year
• Two weeks of personal leave per year
• 20 hours of paid volunteer time per year
• 11 paid holidays per year
• $75 monthly cell phone reimbursement
• $200 cell phone replacement benefit every two years
• $75 monthly fitness benefit
• 401K with up to 3% match
• 12 weeks of parental leave
• Full-service EAP
• Annual DeleteMe subscription

States Newsroom will provide a new laptop and any necessary equipment.

ABOUT OUR CULTURE

States Newsroom is dedicated to producing journalism at all levels — from quick hit to investigative — but not at the expense of burning out its employees. We are supportive, exciting, welcoming and positive. We believe in creating sustainable careers for journalists on the crucial state government beat.

States Newsroom’s mission is to connect people to the power that shapes their daily lives through relentless reporting and incisive commentary on state government and policy. Journalism is a powerful force for social change, uniquely suited to challenging systemic inequality and racism. Our goal is to build an organization that fulfills that mission.

At States Newsroom, we believe we strengthen our work and improve our insights when we incorporate the perspectives of people who come from different backgrounds and have had different experiences. We are committed to diversity and prioritize equity in all recruiting and hiring. We are always working to better represent our communities and are supported in these efforts by a network-wide Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice committee.

Job Requirements

The ideal candidate is a self-starter with at least five years of professional reporting and/or editing experience, sound news judgment and the ability to simultaneously manage ongoing short- and long-term projects. We require previous experience covering technology policy and/or state policy as well as knowledge of key players in the technology industry, state and federal government and the national political landscape.

Authorization to work in the United States is required. All States Newsroom employees are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID within 30 days of hire.
 

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please send a cover letter, resume with at least three professional references, and five relevant clips (links or pdfs) to jobs-at-statesnewsroom.com. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

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