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Health Policy Reporter
Health Policy Reporter
About the role:
NOTUS is looking for an enterprising and deeply sourced health care and health policy reporter to break news on the people and institutions shaping American health care policy. This reporter will deliver insightful coverage of federal health legislation from various angles, with a focus on key departments like HHS and FDA. They will also report on major policy and political battles on Capitol Hill and action at the White House.
NOTUS has a smart and plugged-in audience. Our readers look to us to give them the news and context that matters every day.
This is an in-person role: The reporter must be based in the D.C. area.
Key Responsibilities:
- Cover federal health policy developments on Capitol Hill, including bills/legislation, hearings, negotiations and political dynamics.
- Report on news out of major federal health agencies, including HHS, CMS, FDA and CDC.
- Break policy news and produce deeply reported stories on health care regulation, public health, health equity and other topics as news merits.
- Write clear, smart and incisive copy that details the real-world implications of policy decisions for a core audience of informed readers.
- Collaborate with editors and other reporters to produce ambitious, newsmaking journalism.
- Develop and maintain strong sources among lawmakers, congressional staff, agency officials, advocates, researchers and other top industry stakeholders.
Desired Qualifications:
- 3-5+ years proven experience reporting on federal health care politics and policy with a superior understanding of how the complicated American health care system functions — and how to translate it for NOTUS readers.
- Experience covering Capitol Hill and/or federal agencies.
- Deeply sourced with the movers and shakers behind major health and science policy.
- Experience with data-driven reporting.
- Ability to be a team player with a highly collaborative spirit who works seamlessly with colleagues at various experience levels.
- Desire to serve as an informal mentor and helping hand to early-career journalists.
- Background as a health or science practitioner is a plus but not a requirement.
How to Apply:
Please submit a resume, clips and a few hundred words about why you are a fit for this role to careers@notus.com
Defense and Foreign Policy Reporter
Defense and Foreign Policy Reporter
About the role:
NOTUS is looking for an ambitious and well-sourced reporter to cover national security, defense and foreign policy — from the halls of Congress to the White House to the Pentagon to key federal agencies. The reporter will endeavor to break news and make sense of fast-moving policy decisions and their national implications.
NOTUS has a smart and plugged-in audience. Our readers look to us to give them the news and context that matters every day.
This is an in-person role: The reporter must be based in the D.C. area.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver smart and original journalism on key decisions and points of tension about U.S. foreign policy, with sourcing from Capitol Hill, the White House, the Defense Department, the State Department and the intelligence community.
- Report from Capitol Hill and key agencies, regularly attending briefings, hearings, press conferences and foreign policy events.
- Break news and produce deeply reported stories on international conflicts, emerging security threats, and most importantly, how the U.S. government approaches it all.
- Maintain strong sources among administration officials, lawmakers, military officials, analysts, policy experts and more.
- Translate complex national security issues into clear, pithy copy for an engaged audience.
Desired Qualifications:
- 3-5+ years of experience as a reporter on the foreign policy beat.
- Deeply sourced on both sides of the aisle in Congress, within the executive branch and with key policy practitioners.
- Proven track record of breaking news and producing smart, exclusive journalism under tight deadlines.
- Good judgment in handling and deciphering sensitive or classified material.
- Strong ability to synthesize highly technical geopolitical jargon into easy-to-digest journalism.
- Ability to be a team player with a highly collaborative spirit who works seamlessly with colleagues at various experience levels.
- Desire to serve as an informal mentor and helping hand to early-career journalists.
How to Apply:
Please submit a resume, clips and a few hundred words about why you are a fit for this role to careers@notus.com