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Posted Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Reporter (Print & Digital) — Subscriber-Focused Journalism

About Us
Lee Enterprises is a mission-driven newsroom committed to producing high-quality, trustworthy journalism that informs, engages, and serves our community. As we grow our subscriber base, we’re doubling down on reporting that builds loyalty, trust, and long-term reader relationships across print and digital platforms.

The Role
We’re looking for a sharp, curious Reporter who understands that great journalism doesn’t just attract readers—it keeps them coming back. This role blends strong reporting fundamentals with an audience-first mindset, contributing stories that drive subscriber engagement and retention across print and digital publications.

Key Responsibilities

• Report and write accurate, compelling stories for both print and digital platforms
• Pitch and develop story ideas with a clear focus on reader value and subscriber retention
• Produce timely coverage, enterprise reporting, and explanatory journalism tailored to our core audience
• Collaborate with editors, audience, and product teams to optimize stories for engagement, loyalty, and impact
• Use audience data and subscriber insights to inform story selection, framing, and follow-ups
• Contribute to newsletters, ongoing coverage franchises, or recurring beats that serve subscriber needs
• Adapt stories for multiple formats, including web, mobile, print, and social platforms
• Maintain high standards of ethics, accuracy, and fairness in all reporting

What We’re Looking For

• Proven reporting experience in a newsroom environment (print, digital, or both)
• Strong news judgment and excellent writing, reporting, and interviewing skills
• Demonstrated understanding of audience engagement and subscriber-focused journalism
• Comfort working across platforms and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to analyze audience metrics and apply insights to editorial decisions
• Collaborative mindset and openness to experimentation and feedback
• Familiarity with CMS tools, analytics platforms, and digital publishing best practices is a plus

Why Join Us

• Work in a newsroom that values impactful, reader-centered journalism
• Play a key role in shaping coverage that matters to paying subscribers
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunities for professional growth and beat development

Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work.

This includes paid parental leave for new parents.

Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving 72 markets in 25 states. Our core commitment is to provide valuable, intensely local news and information to the communities we serve.

Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion. For more information about Lee, check us out at

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.