Current Openings:

  • Editorial Assistants, The American Independent
  • Reporter, The American Independent (Texas)
  • Editor/Reporter, The American Independent (North Carolina)
  • Reporter, The American Independent (North Carolina)

Editorial Assistants, The American Independent

Learn valuable journalism skills and gain online news experience in a growing Washington, D.C. new media newsroom. The American Independent News Network (AINN), which investigates and disseminates news that impacts public debate and advances the common good, is seeking Online Editorial Assistants to help launch a new home page for its local political news sites.

Assistants will be required to: research and collect data related to 2010’s most exciting political races; learn how to format and reconvert documents, images, video and more for the web; develop a political knowledge base in select areas of the country; occasionally blog for our online news sites.

Program duration is three months. Upon successful completion, assistants will be awarded a $750 stipend and will have earned the following:

  • Bylined blog clips
  • Experience working in an online newsroom and launching a new website
  • Ability to use WordPress online publishing system
  • Skills related to online conversion of multimedia materials
  • A political/election beat
  • Online research skills

Additionally, this three-month program carries the possibility of extension.

Candidates should possess a journalism or research background and demonstrate an interest in news and politics. Familiarity with online journalism, online research, WordPress, social networking sites, and online multimedia and web page construction a plus.

Alumni from this growing news company have moved on to positions at prestigious organizations such as: The Washington Post; BBC World News; and The Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University.

To Apply

All interested applicants should e-mail their resume and cover letter to applications@tainews.org referencing “TAI Editorial Assistant” in the subject line.

Reporter, The American Independent (Texas)

The American Independent News Network, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization, seeks a reporter/blogger to cover Texas politics for the Texas page of its new national political news site, AmericanIndependent.com.

The successful candidate will closely cover local and statewide races and key issues of the day, such as education, with an eye to breaking stories and impacting the public debate. The individual will work with an in-state editor/reporter, in coordination with AINN’s national editorial staff. The reporter will be expected to produce at least 3-4 posts a day, featuring a combination of reported blog posts and longer-form (approx. 800-word) articles.

The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of reporting/blogging experience and will have an intimate knowledge of politics, players and issues within the state.  The position is on a six-month contract, with a possibility of renewal.

The role’s key criteria for success is generating “impact journalism,” with reporting that demonstrably impacts the public debate and advances the common good.  The Independent’s staff achieves this goal through a combination of aggressive reporting and tenacious, insightful blogging.

Proficiency in Spanish is a plus.

Please send the following attachments as your application:

  • A cover letter addressing your familiarity with Texas, and its politics and issues
  • A current resume
  • Three of your most recent clips.

Applications must be emailed to applications@tainews.org with the subject “Texas Reporter”

Editor/Reporter, The American Independent (North Carolina)

The American Independent News Network, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization, seeks an editor/reporter to cover North Carolina politics for the North Carolina page of its new national political news site, AmericanIndependent.com.

The successful candidate will closely cover local and statewide races and key issues of the day with an eye to breaking stories and impacting the public debate. The individual will also edit the work of at least one other reporter/blogger, in coordination with AINN’s national editorial staff.

The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years experience reporting and editing news, preferably online, and will have an intimate knowledge of politics, players and issues within the state.  The position is on a six-month contract, with a possibility of renewal.

The role’s key criteria for success is generating “impact journalism,” with reporting that demonstrably impacts the public debate and advances the common good.  The Independent’s staff achieves this goal through a combination of aggressive reporting and tenacious, insightful blogging.

Proficiency in Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities include:

  • Report and write at least 3-4 posts a day, featuring a combination of reported blog posts and longer-form (approx. 800-word) articles.
  • Drive an effective news agenda that captures the attention of elected officials, key decision-makers and other influentials.
  • Develop, assign and edit individual stories that speak to AINN’s mission of impact journalism.
  • Edit articles and blog posts throughout the news cycle in coordination with national editorial team.
  • Manage political reporter(s) and blogger(s), tracking their story development, mission focus, and productivity.
  • Help promote the work and staff as needed with outreach team.

This position reports to the Managing Editor of AmericanIndependent.com and AINN’s Senior Editor.

Please send the following attachments as your application:

  • A cover letter addressing your familiarity with North Carolina, and its politics and issues
  • A current resume
  • Three of your most recent clips.

Applications must be emailed to applications@tainews.org with the subject “North Carolina Editor/Reporter”

Reporter, The American Independent (North Carolina)

The American Independent News Network, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization, seeks a reporter/blogger to cover North Carolina politics for the North Carolina page of its new national political news site, AmericanIndependent.com.

The successful candidate will closely cover local and statewide races and key issues of the day,  with an eye to breaking stories and impacting the public debate. The individual will work with an in-state editor/reporter, in coordination with AINN’s national editorial staff.

The reporter will be expected to produce at least 3-4 posts a day, featuring a combination of reported blog posts and longer-form (approx. 800-word) articles.

The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of reporting/blogging experience and will have an intimate knowledge of politics, players and issues within the state.  The position is on a six-month contract, with a possibility of renewal.

The role’s key criteria for success is generating “impact journalism,” with reporting that demonstrably impacts the public debate and advances the common good.  The Independent’s staff achieves this goal through a combination of aggressive reporting and tenacious, insightful blogging.

Proficiency in Spanish is a plus.

Please send the following attachments as your application:

  • A cover letter addressing your familiarity with North Carolina, and its politics and issues
  • A current resume
  • Three of your most recent clips.

Applications must be emailed to applications@tainews.org with the subject “North Carolina Reporter”