Reporter, Data, Data Journalism Team

$111,050 - $140,000/Yr

New York Times - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - New York, NY

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Data Journalism department at The New York Times is seeking experienced reporters with programming skills to contribute to data-driven coverage across various topics. This role combines traditional reporting with data analysis, requiring collaboration with colleagues in the newsroom to produce insightful stories. The position emphasizes the importance of journalistic independence and aims to enhance data literacy and analysis skills among team members.

Responsibilities

• Pitch and report data-driven stories that illuminate the day's news events, explain difficult concepts, and investigate wrongdoing.
• Obtain and build datasets through FOIA, web scraping, document parsing, and shoe-leather approaches.
• Develop an understanding of datasets to mine them for reporting leads, meaningful insights, and newsworthy findings.
• Work independently and collaboratively within diverse teams.
• Support and uphold the value of journalistic independence and the mission to seek the truth.

Requirements

• 3+ years of relevant experience in data journalism or related fields.
• Experience finding, requesting, cleaning, and analyzing complex datasets.
• Ability to communicate data findings powerfully, accurately, and succinctly.
• Proficiency in data analysis using Python and/or R.
• Advanced spreadsheet and database skills, including joins and pivot tables.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working collaboratively on multidisciplinary teams.
• Subject-specific knowledge of datasets in areas such as healthcare, business, demographics, or criminal justice.
• Traditional reporting skills.
• Experience reporting in response to major news cycles.
• Comfort with command-line tooling, version control, and other technical skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $111,049.64 - $140,000.00 per year.
• Hybrid work environment with flexibility in location.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.