City Hall/Municipal Reporter
$55k - $57kABOUT THE ORGANIZATION The New Bedford Light is a free and independent digital news outlet. Our mission is to inform and nourish the civic culture of New Bedford and surrounding towns by providing in-depth, fact-based journalism and a broad platform for diverse community voices. We also promote media literacy and educate the public about the vital role of a free press in bolstering our democracy. THE POSITION: City Hall/Municipal Reporter The reporter is responsible for both researching and reporting issues of relevance to our community and identifying stories to amplify, or concerns to examine. The reporter is responsible for establishing The Light as a trustworthy, authoritative, and valued source of local news by reporting through a fair and unbiased perspective. The Light produces high-quality news that is regularly re-published by other media outlets and informs professionals and policymakers across the country. The reporter is self-directed and maintains the ability to develop sources and contacts from diverse groups of people, acquire public records from local, state and federal governments, and juggle explanatory, enterprise and long-range projects. The reporter will thrive on reporting and telling stories with data, documents and photos in a hybrid newsroom of experienced and dedicated journalists. The reporter will find, explore, clean and analyze datasets, file documents requests (e.g., FOIA), and write articles for publication online that align with The Light’s audience. We value team players with a willingness to learn, teach and experiment. The reporter will report to the Executive Editor and will interact daily with the editorial team in a highly collaborative newsroom. The ideal candidate will be able to report and complete complex stories and visualize related multimedia elements while meeting deadlines. The candidate will be comfortable working with experienced as well as early-career journalists. RESPONSIBILITIES
Unwavering commitment to accurate, ethical journalism
Maintain excellent standards, ensuring content is verified, up-to-date, and helpful
Possess strong writing and reporting skills and excellent news judgment
Pitch, report, and produce original stories on news deadlines for digital platforms
Demonstrate ability to access and analyze public records, including campaign finance data, court records, property records
Demonstrate ability to tell stories using a variety of tools and platforms, including capturing and editing video and data/graphics
Monitor local, state, and national sources of news, information, and resources to identify issues of relevance to New Bedford and the South Coast
Demonstrate ability to pitch and draft beat-related social media content, ensuring relevance, timeliness, clarity, and cultural awareness
Demonstrate ability to analyze and visually present data
Work closely with editors on each story, which will typically go through several rounds of editing.
Have at least two years’ experience in covering municipal government
Demonstrate through clips the ability to write in-depth explanatory/investigative stories as well as daily turnarounds
Possess a passion for reporting and storytelling with an emphasis on how residents and communities are impacted
Demonstrate strong listening skills, and be attuned to the needs of vulnerable populations from diverse racial, ethnic, geographic and socio-economic backgrounds
Possess strong multimedia skills, including photography, audio, video and editing
Be well organized and capable of juggling multiple tasks and projects while maintaining deadlines and high standards
Have ability to thrive in a growth environment where you are expected to learn and iterate as you go, take initiative and ownership of your work, collaborate with a team, and adapt as the organization grows and evolves
Be able to submit public records requests with a variety of government agencies
Work collaboratively with editors to execute stories from idea to published product
Maintain a professional social media presence
Be flexible and comfortable working in an environment where multitasking is the norm
Must have reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and meet vehicle insurance requirements for the state of Massachusetts
Spanish language fluency/proficiency preferable
To apply for this position, please email your resume and links to relevant work samples to Karen Bordeleau ( View email address on us.fitly.work ) by August 21st, 2026
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