Montana Career Opportunity – State government and politics reporter – The Montana State News Bureau

The Montana State News Team is seeking a statewide government and politics reporter with the ambition and curiosity to cover the people and power brokers that shape Montana. This role rounds out a team that values tough questions, sharp accountability journalism and deeply sourced reporting that drives conversations statewide.

As a government and politics reporter, you’ll tango with Montana’s political machines: the Legislature, elected officials, and state government agencies. You’ll track policies crafted in the capital into the cities and towns where they have a material impact on Montanans’ lives. You’ll cover candidates for state and federal office and follow the money that propels them there.

Success in this role means cultivating sources, digging into public records and data, making sense of complex issues and producing enterprise work that speaks to a statewide audience and bridges the divide between eastern and western Montana.

Last year our team traveled 3,500 miles to report on rural health care, broke news on legislative ethics violations and deciphered political spin again and again.