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Kaiser Health News Web Reporter/Fellow

  • 2013-06-26 1:30 PM
    Message # 1327578

    LOCATION: Washington, DC
    STATUS: Full-Time, One-Year Term Position

    Kaiser Health News (KHN), a non-profit health news service, is a program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a non-partisan, non-profit, private operating foundation dedicated to producing and communicating the best possible information, research and analysis on health issues. KHN is committed to reporting on health issues and developments. KHN provides this coverage through daily e-mails, on www.kaiserhealthnews.org as well as through distribution partnerships with other news organizations. All material is provided free of charge. In addition to publishing in-depth articles on new developments in the health care system, and on national and local health care initiatives and debates, KHN produces the Daily Health Policy Report. For more than a decade, these reports have provided readers with a thorough, daily synopsis of how the media are covering U.S. health care as well as global health issues.

    Position Summary:

    The Web Reporter/Fellow will help identify daily health care news and write summaries of media coverage for the Daily Health Policy Report. In addition, the Reporter/Fellow will assist senior correspondents with research and stories and will suggest, report and write stories for kaiserhealthnews.org and its partners. KHN’s editors will supervise the Web Reporter/Fellow and this position will require working closely with other reporters. The Web Reporter/Fellow will be mentored by a KHN correspondent. This is a twelve-month position.

    Principle Duties & Responsibilities:

    • Stays abreast of health policy news by searching news sources, and/or monitoring various online and offline news sources, starting in the newsroom at 6:30am.
      Writes summaries of stories for the Daily Health Policy Report.
      Assists KHN correspondents in story research and production.
      Generates original stories for KHN.
      Participates in editorial meetings.
      Use social media to publicize KHN stories, as requested.

    Minimum Qualifications:

    • At least one year newsroom/online news site experience, including internships.
      Web journalism experience and multimedia skills.
      Ability to work accurately on a deadline.
      Ability to work closely with a team in a newsroom environment.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Additional health reporting experience.
      Fluency in Spanish.
      Demonstrated interest in health policy issues.

    This full-time position will be based in the Foundation’s Washington, D.C., office. This position is funded through August 2014. Salary will be commensurate with experience. The Kaiser Family Foundation offers an excellent benefits package. If this position is of interest to you, please send resume, cover letter, contact information for three references, and writing samples to the email address below. No phone inquiries please. The Foundation’s Washington, D.C., office is located downtown near Metro Center.

    HR-Web Reporter/Fellow KHN
    The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
    2400 Sand Hill Road
    Menlo Park, CA 94025
    Fax: (650) 854-8037
    Email: jobs@kff.org

    Equal Opportunity Employer

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