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Reuters seeks two breaking news correspondents

Reuters is seeking two Breaking News Correspondents to join its U.S.-Canada Breaking News Team covering some of the biggest political and general news stories, including the U.S. presidential election and its aftermath. The ideal candidates will have sound news judgment, a track record of producing sharp reporting on deadline and an appetite for covering stories across politics, policy and national affairs in the United States and Canada.

No two days on the Breaking News Team are the same. One day you could be covering consequential news at the White House, State Department, Congress, and Canada’s parliament. The next, you might be making calls to confirm details of a wildfire, a crime or an entertainment story, working closely with multimedia colleagues across the newsroom and around the world. All the while, you’d have the opportunity to pitch and report your own spot news stories, often working with members of the reporting visual teams.

Correspondents would join a team responsible for breaking and quickly reporting political and national affairs stories, through a 24/7 monitoring operation covering social media, broadcast feeds and press releases. The Correspondent would regularly apply their news judgment to identify and triage news developments, write and publish alerts and produce updates of major breaking stories — from campaigns, social policy changes, the White House to extreme weather events.

About The Role

As a Breaking News Correspondent, you will:

  • Exercise sharp editorial judgment to vet and quickly alert Reuters readers of breaking news and developments
  • Work in a highly competitive, fast-paced and dynamic environment, collaborating with beat reporting teams across the newsroom
  • Follow major political storylines and demonstrate a command of news developments across the U.S. and Canada
  • Write news alerts and fast updates on major breaking news stories, while frequently writing spot news stories on a variety of subjects

About You

You’re a fit for the role of Breaking News Correspondent if your background includes:

  • Three to five years of experience in a reporting or editing role
  • Solid knowledge of the U.S. and Canadian news landscape, with excellent news judgment
  • Ability to write and deliver fully reported stories on deadline, while remaining calm under pressure
  • Enthusiasm to join and work to maintain and improve Reuters’ news monitoring operation
  • Excellent communication skills, willingness to accept feedback, and engage with colleagues in a respectful manner
  • Willingness to work nights and weekends

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris 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.

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