Community Health Reporting Fellowship

Job Description

MinnPost, a successful nonprofit digital newsroom based in the Twin Cities, is hiring a community health reporting fellow.

This is a year-long, full-time position that will cover public health and health care from a community perspective. Reporting will include uncovering creative solutions to longstanding health challenges, including disparities in outcomes.The reporting fellow will engage with Minnesota communities on their health information needs and pursue reporting to fill information gaps.They will address health misinformation with accessible, explanatory journalism. 

You can see examples here of the coverage produced by previous fellows since 2022, and we're interested in hearing your ideas about how you would approach the position. The fellow will be a member of the metro team but will regularly collaborate with MinnPost’s audience team to develop digital and multimedia skills for engaging audiences. 

Our ideal candidate is an early career journalist who is eager to learn and help explain complex issues and solutions to our readers. You are great at connecting with people in person and are passionate about using journalism as a tool to serve communities that have historically been marginalized. Our reporters at MinnPost strive to serve as trusted guides on the issues affecting people across the state. For this role, that means adding context, nuance and conversation to community health issues in the news and equipping people to influence decisionmaking in their communities. 

Job Requirements

The position is based in Minneapolis and will primarily focus on reporting in and around the Twin Cities, though there is likely to be some reporting in Greater Minnesota.

The fellowship is slated to run from January–December of 2026. The fellow will be a member of MinnPost staff with a full-time salary and benefits. This is covered by collective bargaining agreement with TNG-CWA 37002, the Minnesota Newspaper & Communications Guild.

The minimum starting salary is $56,228. 

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States. 

Relevant skills

• Strong reporting and writing skills, preferably demonstrated through a journalism internship or experience working for a news publication

• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines

• Strong organizational and communication skills

• Self-starter; proactive attitude

• Willingness to learn and grow as a reporter and writer, through collaboration and feedback with colleagues and editors 

There are great candidates who might not check all these boxes or who hold important skills we haven’t listed. Don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.

To better reflect the communities we serve, we seek to recruit staff members from many backgrounds and with diverse identities. We strongly encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and people with disabilities.

Benefits:

• Health & wellness

  • Medical insurance: Employer pays 80% of premiums for employees, 50% for partners or dependents

  • Dental insurance: Employer pays 80% of premiums for employees

  • Short-term disability and group life insurance: 100% paid by employer

  • Vision, long-term disability insurance, supplemental life insurance: Available at employee expense

• Retirement & financial

  • 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar employer match up to 3% of salary (applied tol 401(k) contributions or eligible student loan payments)

  • Monthly phone stipend

• Time off

  • 15 vacation days per year (starting amount)

  • 8 paid holidays

  • 4 floating holidays

  • 12 sick days per year 

• Family leave

  • MinnPost participates in Minnesota’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave program and supplements program benefits 

We’re committed to maintaining a healthy work-life balance and providing a place for staff to feel supported in their professional growth and achieve ambitious goals.

To apply, please submit a resume, 3-5 examples of your work and answer a few application questions using this form: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8606706/Community-Health-Reporting-Fellow-Application-2025

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