Staff Reporter, UK

Full Time, Europe & Remote

Job Description

NewsGuard’s analysts fight false information, primarily by producing detailed ratings for news and information sites that assess each site’s trustworthiness based on nine apolitical, journalistic criteria.

The UK Staff Reporter will work with the NewsGuard UK team to review and rate news and information sites based in the UK and track false claims about and circulating in the UK. 

Journalists at NewsGuard use reporting skills to track down funding and ownership for anonymous websites that spread falsehoods, debunk inaccuracies, and preemptively warn users about dubious sources before they are widely shared.

NewsGuard analysts also have the opportunity to write in-depth, high-profile reports about key trends and issues in online information reliability. NewsGuard’s reporting is regularly covered and cross-published in outlets such as the New York Times, The Guardian, the Wall Street Journal, Les Echos, Welt, La Repubblica, the Washington Post, Politico, Newsweek, and others.

Ideal candidate qualifications

Our ideal candidate values accuracy, fairness, and journalistic rigor. We look for candidates (journalists, journalism students, researchers with knowledge of the media industry) who…

• Have college journalism experience or one to two years of industry or other relevant professional experience.
• Have excellent writing, reporting, and fact-checking skills with a strong eye for detail.
• Write simply and succinctly, avoiding jargon or flowery language.
• Have experience navigating and monitoring social media platforms and apps for online false information.
• Consume and engage with news in various formats, ranging from podcasts and streaming services, to the digital versions of “legacy” news outlets.
• Be curious, thorough, and persistent, with the ability to ferret out information, such as a publication’s ownership or financial backing, through reporting and research.
• Approach the role in a determinedly apolitical, non-ideological manner.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the UK media landscape, political and cultural issues.

Candidates must complete the following tasks for consideration:

• Provide a current resume/CV with professional work experiences (cover letter optional, but encouraged).
• Provide three references.
• Submit the above items via NewsGuard’s application form.
• Be available for interview(s) with NewsGuard staff members and able to take a writing test.

About NewsGuard

NewsGuard uses journalism to fight false news and propaganda. Our analysts, who are trained journalists, rate and review online news sources based on nine basic, apolitical journalistic criteria to help readers and viewers know which ones follow basic standards of credibility and transparency–and which do not. NewsGuard was founded by Steven Brill (award-winning journalist and co-founder of The American Lawyer, CourtTV, and other companies) and Gordon Crovitz (former publisher of the Wall Street Journal).