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Fact-Checking Editor (Level 1 Journalist)
$72,000 - $130,000/Yr
Thomson Reuters - New York, NY
posted 2 months ago
Full-time - Senior
Hybrid - New York, NY
10,001+ employees
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About the position
Reuters is seeking an experienced Fact Checking Editor (Level 1 Journalist) to support its global fact-checking project. This role involves editing and assigning stories, ensuring adherence to editorial standards, and fostering a collaborative work environment. The position is hybrid, based in New York, Washington D.C., or Toronto, and requires a proactive approach to editing and mentoring early-career journalists.
Responsibilities
- Proactively edit articles while fostering a positive, collaborative and inclusive work environment.
- Enforce Reuters' editorial and ethical standards, adhering to style, guidelines and policies laid out by the Reuters Trust Principles and the Reuters Handbook of Journalists.
- Show attention to detail by ensuring stories meet Reuters' standards for accuracy, speed, balance and clarity.
- Support fact-check article production and build closer ties with the broader Reuters news file.
- Mentor early-career journalists to deepen their knowledge and sharpen their coverage.
- Collaborate with journalists across regional teams to develop fact-checking articles.
- Meet Reuters Fact Check deliverables outlined in our fact-checking partnerships.
- Explore latest digital verification techniques and tools.
- Produce fact-checking articles or explainers when required.
Requirements
- At least 6 years of international news writing and/or editing experience.
- Demonstrated experience editing under tight deadlines and sharing constructive feedback with journalists.
- Proven track record of writing and/or editing clean, accurate news copy under tight deadlines in a newsroom.
- Outstanding news judgement and the ability to identify emerging trends online and misinformation.
- Curiosity to learn and openness to feedback.
Nice-to-haves
- Fluency in Arabic, French, Spanish or any other European language is a plus.
- Prior experience in OSINT or fact-checking would be a clear advantage.
Benefits
- Global Career progression opportunities
- On the job learning and coaching
- Paid volunteering days
- Competitive salary packages and market leading benefits
