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The Dallas Morning News · 1 day ago

Data Reporter (Politics)

positionHouston, TX
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
date5+ years exp
The Houston Chronicle is hiring a Data Reporter who thrives on finding and telling stories with data in a fast-paced, audience-centered newsroom. In this role, you will produce data- and graphics-focused journalism centered on statewide politics, campaign finance, and voter registration, while collaborating with the Texas Hearst Data Team.
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Responsibilities

Produce data- and graphics-focused journalism that’s centered on statewide politics, campaign finance, voter registration and other topics in collaboration with other members of the Texas Hearst Data Team and the Houston Chronicle
Approach datasets with a healthy dose of skepticism and find trends and stories in the numbers
Write and document reproducible, bulletproof code for data analysis
Write audience-focused stories and build data visualizations
Support and further data literacy in the newsroom by leading data trainings

Qualification

Data analysisPythonRData visualizationWeb developmentCuriosityNews judgmentCollaborationCreativity

Required

Has at least 5 years of experience working with large, complex datasets in a newsroom setting
Understands how to interrogate political and government data, such as campaign finance, lobbying, and election records
Has strong news judgment and can move quickly without sacrificing accuracy
Is comfortable using Python, R or similar tools to clean, analyze and present data
Brings creativity and curiosity to finding stories hidden in spreadsheets and databases
Works well with colleagues across teams and thrives in a collaborative environment
Is eager to experiment with new storytelling forms and ways of engaging readers
This position is full-time
It will likely include some weekend and holiday work
The successful candidate must be based in Houston or willing to move to the area

Preferred

Has skills in web development, data visualization or mapping/GIS

Company

The Dallas Morning News

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The Dallas Morning News offers the latest local and international news via a variety of print and digital media.
dateFounded in 1885
location
Dallas, Texas, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
http://www.dallasnews.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$5.35M
Key Investors
Meta Journalism Project
2023-02-27Grant· $0.35M
2015-03-11Series Unknown· $5M

Leadership Team

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Jim Moroney
Publisher/CEO
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