Head investigative reporting at NPR

National Public Radio needs a deputy managing editor of investigations and enterprise in Washington D.C. .
The editor will head investigative and accountability reporting at NPR, working with reporters and editors to improve and add upon enterprise and investigative work for NPR's broadcast and digital forms. He or she will also coach NPR's news division on how to grow the organization's investigative journalism program.
Candidates should have a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. People with post-graduate degrees will be preferred. Applicants should also have:

• 10 years' experience in journalism at a national level.
  
• Five years of newsroom management experience at a national level.
• Experience with digital and traditional investigative work.
• A track record of developing and executing enterprise and investigative stories.
• A background in working with new and seasoned journalists.
• Experience in computer-assisted reporting.
• An understanding of organizational development, management and supervisory principles.
• The ability to work varied shifts.

Candidates with experience in broadcast and digital integration as well as applicants willing to relocate will be preferred in the application process.

Learn more about the job and apply online here.

Report on the financial crisis for The Center for Public Integrity

Nonprofit organization The Center for Public Integrity is in search of a financial crisis reporter in Washington D.C.
The reporter will join the center's investigative team covering the financial crisis and its fallout across the nation.
Applicants should have a strong comprehension of:

• Financial markets
• The Federal Reserve
• The Treasury Department
• Financial regulatory agencies

To apply, send your resume to financereporter@publicintegrity.org. Learn more about the organization here.

IMAGE CREDIT: publicintegrity.org

Investigate business in Texas

The Corpus Christi Caller-Times is looking for a full-time investigative reporter at its headquarters in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The journalist will report on the politics of business and be expected to produce several A1 or enterprise pieces a week. The reporter will also be expected to embrace the newspaper's multimedia resources and incorporate different multimedia into his or her stories.
Candidates should have at least three years' experience at a daily newspaper as well as a background in business or government. Applicants should be proficient in computer-assisted reporting and in navigating databases. Fluency in Spanish is a plus in the application process.

Find out more about the position and apply online here.

Lead an investigative tobacco industry project

The Center for Public Integrity is looking for an editor to manage an international investigative project on the tobacco industry in Washington D.C.
The editor would report to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists director for the duration of a one-year contract with benefits. He or she would also collaborate with a group of experienced international journalists. Responsibilities for the position include:

• Assign stories
• Supervise reporting in six countries
• Edit articles
• Design a national/international publishing plan for the project

Applicants should have 10 years' experience in editing or editing and reporting. They should also have a strong understanding of digital media and multimedia. Experience in international reporting and different languages is a plus.

To apply, send a resume and cover letter to icijeditor@icij.org before Aug. 20, 2009.

Learn more about the position here.

Huff Post hires former biz editor

Former Washington Post business editor, Lawrence Roberts, was named as the head of a new Investigative Fund for the Huffington Post today.
The fund, which launched in March with an initial budget of $1.75 million, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit initiative with the goal of producing multimedia investigations.
Read the story here.

WSJ investigative reporter dies at 54

John Wilke, an investigative reporter for The Wall Street Journal, died of pancreatic cancer on Friday at age 54, according to reports from the Examiner.
Wilke began his career at BusinessWeek in 1984 and then covered technology and business for the Boston Globe. He has worked at The Journal since 1989.
From the story:

In recent years, his investigation of earmark deals cut by members of Congress for friends or supporters led to last year's indictment of then Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz. Another story revealed the way Democratic Rep. John Murtha used earmarks to bring federal contracts to his Pennsylvania district.

Wilke's stories also included a 2005 expose on mutual-fund trader Mario Gabelli, who settled civil fraud claims for about $100 million six months after the story appeared. In 2000, Wilke scored an extraordinary interview with U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson...

To read more about Wilke check out this story from The Wall Street Journal.