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About the role
CQ Roll Call seeks an experienced, versatile and motivated journalist to join a team of reporters covering the elected leadership of the House factions, caucuses and group dynamics. This is a role for someone who can generate distinctive coverage for a sophisticated audience. The ideal candidate has excellent news judgment, superior writing and reporting skills, and a strong record of breaking news and developing sources. You can connect the dots and can balance spot news and unique enterprise.
What they're looking for
- Producing a daily story of the day about congressional leaders and their strategies and messaging, as well as contributing to other teams’ stories and medium- and long-term enterprise reports
- Contributing to both CQ and Roll Call newsletters as well as prominent space in Roll Call print, contributing to legislative tracking as needed (markups and vote entry) as well as major legislation and nominations
- Writing and analysis of annual CQ Vote Studies reports
- Working with the White House correspondent on the relationship between the executive and legislative leaders
- Collaborating on photo/visuals, graphics, podcasts and other storytelling forms to enhance your reporting
- Participating in webinars and other corporate activities to amplify your journalism
More about this role
About the Position
CQ Roll Call seeks an experienced, versatile and motivated journalist to join a team of reporters covering the elected leadership of the House factions, caucuses and group dynamics. This is a role for someone who can generate distinctive coverage for a sophisticated audience. The ideal candidate has excellent news judgment, superior writing and reporting skills, and a strong record of breaking news and developing sources. You can connect the dots and can balance spot news and unique enterprise. Experience covering Congress strongly preferred.
About the CQ Roll Call Team
Washington’s CQ Roll Call brings up-to-date news, analysis and insights to senior decision-makers on Capitol Hill. This trusted source of unbiased, impartial information provides authoritative, nonpartisan and accurate congressional news and legislative tracking tools to its subscribers. Through more than 40 print and online products, CQ Roll Call offers insight on the people and institutions that influence public policy and legislation, keeping readers updated on a weekly, daily and real-time basis with coverage of every legislative action in Congress via breaking news, bill tracking and member...
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