Climate change​/Environment Reporter

Gannett is seeking a Climate Change/Environment Reporter in Georgia to cover significant environmental issues, including sea-level rise, freshwater wetland loss, and the impact of development on local ecosystems. The reporter will engage with various stakeholders and focus on how climate change affects Georgia residents' lives. The role emphasizes solutions-oriented journalism and aims to enhance public understanding of climate complexities.
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The Savannah Morning News/, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, is looking for an experienced climate change/environment reporter to cover environmental and climate issues that have local, regional and statewide significance.

This reporter will cover issues including sea-level rise and its impacts on beaches, barrier islands, and protected marshlands, the loss of freshwater wetlands to industrial and residential development. The correlation and causal relationships between climate and severe weather have grown in urgency as Savannah and Coastal Georgia face increasing hurricane threats, fewer cooler days in winter, and more high heat days throughout the year.

One of the key areas of concern is how unchecked growth and development, regional pressure from the Port Authority of Georgia, the Hyundai Metaplant, and economic development policies exacerbate environmental issues, including the loss of valuable tree canopy and the quality and supply of drinking water. Other areas to explore include: the impact of growth on the locally grown food supply, the loss of agricultural lands and signature crops such as peanuts, cotton, and soybeans.

This reporter will need to build relationships not only with environmental watchdog groups but also with hunters, fishers, shrimpers, farmers, ranchers, builders, designers, industries such as paper mills, and engineers.

The climate change reporter will cover and write about all aspects of climate change and its effects on the environment, economy, quality of life, and trends. This beat calls for a storyteller who writes about how the lives of Georgia residents and communities are affected by climate change. Our goal is to foster an understanding of the complexities of climate change in order to empower readers.

We value solutions-oriented journalism and accountability and infuse our reporting with those elements to provide our readers with the critical information they can use when making decisions about their lives. Our need to cover climate and environment has statewide interest. Content that has an even broader interest will be shared with the USA TODAY Network. This position is funded through 1

Earth Fund, The Kendeda Fund and private, nonprofits that support efforts to inform communities about climate change causes, impacts, and solutions.

Responsibilities:
• Creates storytelling that accurately informs, entertains, and engages specific audiences and platforms through the use of metrics. Works toward becoming the community’s leading voice in the area of expertise.
• Connects with the community through storytelling and outreach (social media, on camera, forums, community leadership, etc.). Provides…