Report Ottawa stories for The Globe and Mail using strong writing, news judgment, and versatile storytelling across a hybrid newsroom schedule.

This Local Reporter role supports a new local journalism initiative in Ottawa. You will break news, produce original coverage, and develop high-impact stories for community needs. Curiosity, versatility, collaboration, and enterprise reporting are central to the position.

Key Responsibilities:

- Pitch compelling story ideas serving Ottawa residents
- Develop sources to break news and produce exclusives
- Write clear stories on deadline
- Create video, audio, and text storytelling
- Collaborate with newsroom colleagues on coverage

Requirements:

- At least three years reporting for a news organization
- Sharp instincts for locally resonant Ottawa stories
- Strong writing across news, features, and explainers
- Solid news judgment and enterprise reporting record
- Comfort with live blogs, newsletters, video, and audio

Bring Ottawa knowledge, source development, and transparent multi-format reporting to The Globe and Mail's local journalism initiative.

📌 Ottawa Local News Reporter
🏢 Canadian Inclusion
📍 Ottawa