Bridge Michigan seeks regional editor to expand statewide coverage, editions
- Bridge Michigan is hiring a regional editor to expand local coverage
- The hiring comes as the news industry contracts, shedding jobs and newspapers
- Bridge has grown steadily for the past 13 years
Bridge Michigan is growing again, seeking a regional editor to help expand local coverage and fulfill its mission of making the state better through high-quality, nonpartisan journalism and engagement.
The editor will be tasked with helping grow regional coverage, including west and northern Michigan, launch products and newsletters, and strengthen relationships with readers and community leaders in different parts of the state.
The expansion comes as the news industry continues to contract. In Michigan, the number of newspapers has fallen by a third since 2002, from 298 to 202 in 2023. The majority that remain are weeklies with small staffs.
“A rigorous media is vital to democracy, and we are committed to bringing our watchdog journalism to as many people as possible,” said Katy Locker, CEO of the Center for Michigan, the nonprofit publisher of Bridge Michigan.
“We are excited to deepen our reporting and coverage of areas of the state that need more accountability reporting.”
The hiring comes amid an expansion at Bridge, which also is soon adding an outdoors life reporter and recently hired a second executive editor to oversee innovation.
Bridge has grown steadily in its 13-year history and is supported by secure funding. In recent years, the news site of 15 journalists has added a breaking news reporter, a digital marketing associate and boosted coverage of business, health, the environment and politics.
The regional editing job could involve a mix of reporting and editing, engagement, multimedia efforts and entrepreneurship. Bridge has high aspirations and is seeking a leader who is bursting with ideas and a meticulous planner capable of executing them.
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