Investigative Reporter - Data Specialist
Investigative Reporter - Data Specialist
We are seeking an investigative reporter with exceptional data analysis skills to join the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s award-winning watchdog team. This reporter will focus primarily on data gathering and analysis, delivering high-impact, high-caliber accountability journalism on a consistent basis – from quick hits to long-term investigations. The ideal candidate will be adept at negotiating for large databases, cleaning them and analyzing them for significant trends and findings. The reporter must be able to work well with a team of reporters on a wide-range of projects, often in a supporting role, but also must be capable of producing powerful, unassailable, clearly-written stories. Responsibilities include maintaining and expanding our Data on Demand page, which includes searchable databases, and working to build an internal infrastructure to enhance our ability to create important content in a digital-first environment. The reporter should be skilled in the latest analytical techniques, including working with relational databases, mapping and statistical analysis. Desirable expertise includes MySQL or SQL Server, Excel, Access, Arc View and SPSS, as well as the ability to do basic web scraping for data. The position reports to Greg Borowski, Senior editor/projects and investigations.
To apply, send a letter, resume, work samples and references by October 31, 2012 to:
Greg Borowski
Senior editor/projects and investigations
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
333 W. State Street
Milwaukee, WI 53203
414.224.2252
gborowsk@jrn.com