The Jersey Vindicator Reporter

Jersey County, IL

The Jersey Vindicator is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization dedicated to shining light on how power works in New Jersey. Through investigative, accountability, solutions, and service journalism, we uncover the stories others overlook and give residents the information they need to take action. We exist to empower New Jerseyans, elevate community voices, and help build a stronger, more transparent Garden State.

Open Position

Location: Trenton, New Jersey

Beat: Housing and affordability in New Jersey

Position:

The housing and affordability reporter investigates why buying or renting a home in New Jersey is so costly, examining development pressures, zoning, and the state’s high property taxes. The reporter tracks how local and state decisions shape housing access, highlights community impacts, and evaluates proposed reforms. The role also identifies effective policies in other states and reports on whether similar solutions could work in New Jersey.

Salary and Benefits: $55,000 to $65,000, commensurate with experience, plus benefits.

Benefits include 100% employer-covered health insurance premiums, three weeks of vacation plus major holidays off, sick leave and personal days, and a company-issued laptop.

Moving Stipend: Moving stipend of $1,000.

Skills: Writing

This position is sponsored in part by Report for America, a national service program that places early career and experienced journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. Report for America is an initiative of Report Local, a nonprofit journalism organization dedicated to strengthening local journalism across the U.S. and around the world.

Posted 2026-01-21

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