The Oklahoma Eagle, a community-driven, award-winning news organization in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is seeking a reporter to cover public health and issues surrounding it in Tulsa, particularly among Black and other underserved Tulsans.

The health and healthy living reporter will report on key topics that impact the lives and livelihoods of African Americans and other members of Tulsa’s underserved communities, including health disparities, mental health issues, and senior, adolescent and women’s health issues. The reporter will also highlight and celebrate the ways that Tulsans in these communities are building healthier habits, lifestyles and communities.

The health and healthy living reporter will write a range of stories – hard news and feature articles, analyses and solutions journalism pieces, always grounding the approach in being directly relevant to the daily lives of our existing and potential audiences and in being of immediate, direct help to those communities. They may also occasionally undertake investigative stories independently or in collaboration with other reporters or editors at the Eagle or The Tulsa Local News Initiative. They may also write articles for the joint publications produced by the collaborative partners working with The Eagle and TLNI.

The health and healthy living reporter will be expected to go beyond press releases and press conferences and instead use independent research and leverage the work of Tulsa Documenters to uncover and develop stories. This position requires a journalist with exceptional reportorial and storytelling skills to produce in-depth, impactful stories that resonate with The Oklahoma Eagle’s readers.

The Oklahoma Eagle, one of the oldest Black-owned newspapers in the U.S., primarily serves the readers in the Black community of Tulsa. However, its base of readers reaches beyond the city, across the state of Oklahoma, and nationwide.

The Eagle is a newsroom at the forefront of the revolution centered on finding novel ways to report and present local news. As a first-read newspaper for many of Tulsa’s Black community members, The Eagle is a place for talented journalists to engage in the mission-driven work that impacts the lives of Black people and other underserved readers in Tulsa.

The Tulsa Local News Initiative is a yet-to-be named startup nonprofit organization that has raised nearly $14 million so far in service of a vision to give everyone in Tulsa the local news they need. The newsroom will produce high-quality accountability journalism while working directly with residents to produce and distribute community reporting, employing an innovative model for local journalism that is directly responsive to local information needs. In addition to a team of editors and beat reporters, the Tulsa newsroom will have best-in-class community engagement expertise, multimedia production, dedicated capacity for service journalism and research, and Tulsa Documenters.

At TLNI, we value learning, curiosity and diverse perspectives. We are dedicated to equitable hiring and follow best practices to create an inclusive hiring process.

• Produce daily news stories on assigned beat or general assignment topics
• Develop and execute longer-term enterprise and investigative projects
• Cultivate a diverse network of sources
• Engage directly with community members to identify and report on issues that matter most to them
• Collaborate with the community engagement team to incorporate resident input into reporting
• Utilize multimedia storytelling techniques, including photography, video, and data visualization
• Participate in community events and forums as a representative of the newsroom
• Contribute to the newsroom's newsletter products, social media presence, and engagement efforts
• Work closely with editors to refine story ideas and improve reporting techniques
• Adhere to deadlines for both daily stories and long-term projects
• Stay informed about local issues, events, and power structures in Tulsa

• Journalism experience, with a track record of both daily reporting and in-depth projects
• Strong writing and reporting skills across news and feature styles
• Experience with community-centered journalism and engagement practices
• Ability to manage multiple stories and projects simultaneously
• Proficiency in multimedia storytelling techniques
• Strong news judgment and understanding of journalistic ethics
• Experience using public records and data in reporting
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively in a startup environment
• Comfort with digital tools for newsgathering, production, and audience engagement
• Ability to work flexible hours, including some evenings and weekends as news demands
• Multilingual skills valued, particularly Spanish
• Knowledge of Tulsa communities and local issues preferred

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. The salary range for this role is $50,000-85,000 with a generous benefits package.

As a new organization, we endeavor to create a just and equitable compensation system. Salary ranges represent the full range of salaries and will be offered commensurate with experience. Entry-level and early-career reporters with fewer than five years of experience will fall within the $50,000 to $60,000 range, while reporters with decades of experience can expect to fall within the $70,000 to $85,000 range.