Akron Beacon Journal

The Akron Beacon Journal provides comprehensive news coverage primarily for Summit and Stark counties in post-industrial Northeast Ohio. We frequently publish deep-dive enterprise reports on a wide variety of topics. These newsroom also leads the joint news efforts of GateHouse Media in Northeast Ohio, which includes numerous other daily media sites and weekly publications. Overall, GateHouse serves 10 counties in Northeast Ohio and a population of 1.2 million residents. We also work closely with GateHouse’s Columbus Dispatch for Statehouse and regional news coverage.

Current Position

Location: Akron, Ohio

Beat: Minority and immigrant issues

Position:

This reporter covers underrepresented communities, including African-Americans (who earn 53 cents for every dollar white residents earn) and immigrants who are coming to our coverage area. From 2007 to 2017, roughly 2,700 refugees from Bhutan arrived in Akron. The beat would focus on income inequality, poverty, jobs, housing, redevelopment, and efforts by residents to overcome other obstacles identified in our 2019 “This is Akron” series. The reporter has skills for crunching basic census data, building relationships, creating multimedia and telling great stories.

Reporter: Seyma Bayram