Reporting Fellow, KUT, Moody College of Communication

About the role

KUT News is seeking an early-career journalist to serve as the reporting fellow for a new project focusing on aging in Austin. The fellow will engage with the community, produce stories, and contribute to the KUT News team.

Responsibilities

• Generates ideas, researches topics, writes, and reports stories for web and radio platforms.
• Ensures all content produced meets KUT standards of accuracy, fairness, and balance.
• Incorporates multiple perspectives and voices into the editorial process.
• Identifies omissions in coverage and suggests ways to address them.
• Helps organize and participate in live events focused on aging in Austin.
• Reports news for national programming and The Texas Newsroom as assigned.
• Attends news meetings with story suggestions.
• Provides assistance to other KUT staff working on the aging in Austin project with story research and background materials.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• One year of professional reporting experience at a news organization.
• Ability to meet deadlines and report under strict time limits.
• Ability to multitask.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Adobe Audition to mix audio stories for broadcast.
• Spanish-language skills.

Benefits

This is a one-year fellowship.

Pay

$50,000 + depending on qualifications.

Schedule

Typical office environment. Occasional travel for field reporting trips and interviews.