Reporter

The Ottawa Citizen/Sun is seeking a driven, experienced reporter to cover public safety in Canada's capital city, tackling systemic issues and holding power to account by uncovering systemic issues and investigating operations and decisions that affect the region and scrutinizing how public tax dollars are being spent to improve public safety.

Requirements

• A degree in journalism or equivalent professional reporting experience
• More than five years of experience in a major newsroom with exposure to crime; justice, data, and investigative reporting
• Experience researching and collecting information from both traditional and non-traditional sources
• A strong understanding of police systems, government structures, public records databases and FOI/ATI requests
• A clear understanding of legal and ethical issues involved in watchdog reporting