Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) is hiring a newsroom fellow to join our team. The Lee Ester News Fellow will be in a 12-month position specifically for early-career journalists. The News Fellow will be a general assignment reporter responsible for producing daily news stories and, occasionally, feature-length material for radio and web audiences. The News Fellow will receive regular and concentrated coaching on writing, editing, voicing and other aspects of radio news reporting.

The Lee Ester News Fellow is based in our Milwaukee office and covers events and communities in southeast Wisconsin, the most populous and diverse area of the state.

This position is expected to go through 7/31/2027. This fellowship typically runs from August through July, but there is some flexibility with start dates. 

This is a hybrid position and will report to the Daily News Editor. This position will be headquartered in Milwaukee. The position will be expected to be onsite at least two days a week, final schedule will be determined upon hire. 

Required Qualifications:

- Previous news internship or up to 1 year of professional news experience.

- Demonstrated ability to generate news story ideas.

- Demonstrated ability to produce stories for the web.

- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.

- Demonstrated ability to record and edit audio for news stories.

- Demonstrated ability to tell stories about diverse communities.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Previous public media experience.

For the full position description and application instructions, please visit: https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/lee-ester-news-fellow-milwaukee-wisconsin-united-states

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