Reuters is seeking an experienced editor to take part in our fact-checking project and support the high volume of editing demands from our global fact-checking output.
The ideal candidate can effortlessly take the lead on editing or assigning stories as well as juggle the demands of both editorial standards and business development.
This hybrid working position will be based in our newsroom in New York, Washington D.C., or Toronto.
About The Role
As our Fact Checking Editor (Level 1 Journalist), you will:
- 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
To apply, go here.
Chris RoushChris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.