Correspondent, Breaking News Hub, London

The New York Times is seeking a Correspondent for its London-based Breaking News Hub. This general assignment role involves covering major international breaking news, from conflicts to elections, and writing engaging features for a broad audience. The correspondent will work swiftly to keep the digital report ahead, collaborate across desks and time zones, and contribute to the evolution of digital news coverage. The position requires broad international reporting experience, strong writing, and a collaborative spirit.

Must Have

• Report on major breaking international news during London hours.
• Generate engaging story ideas for major international events.
• Develop and execute timely feature ideas appealing to digital audiences.
• Collaborate with global teams for continuous story development and updates.
• Work with Photo, Video, Audio departments to enhance stories.
• Maintain New York Times standards of ethics, accuracy, and fairness.
• Extensive experience reporting international news in a large newsroom.
• Strong news judgment and quick decision-making abilities.
• Ability to write quickly and authoritatively on diverse topics under deadline.
• Excellent writing skills with strong grammar and style.
• Proven ability to develop sources, often remotely.
• Experience with various story formats like ledealls, live blogs, and explainers.
• Familiarity with key international and U.S. news issues.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels.
• Commitment to journalistic independence and the Times' mission.

Good to Have

• Passion for covering international news in engaging ways.
• Creativity in identifying and developing news features for digital readers, especially outside the U.S.
• Desire to learn new tools and journalism forms.
• Reader-focused outlook for curious digital audiences.
• Appreciation for quirky, offbeat stories.
• Self-starter with excellent technical proficiency and communication skills.
• Fluency in at least one non-English language.

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.

The New York Times is looking for a correspondent to join the Breaking News Hub in London, which jumps on major news and high-interest stories from around the world.

This is a general assignment position that requires a reporter with broad experience covering international news, and the ability to write with authority on a wide variety of topics in an array of story formats. The correspondent will report on the biggest breaking stories wherever they are, from developments in the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine to earthquakes, elections and more, moving swiftly and nimbly to keep The Times’ digital report ahead of the competition. When not jumping on news, they will also write engaging features that aim to draw a wide audience, especially those who aren’t habitual Times readers, helping expand the reach of our journalism.

The Breaking News Hub is a partnership of two desks: Live, which helps desks across the newsroom cover the biggest stories in real time, and Express, which specializes in breaking news and trending topics. The correspondent role will suit someone who is a quick study and able to build relationships across departments and time zones. Ideal candidates have an established track record of international reporting and source development, and the ability to write clearly and with style. A sense of humor and an appreciation for offbeat, quirky ideas that appeal to online audiences are also musts. The correspondent should be a team player who is interested in driving the evolution of news coverage in the digital age, imagining new ways to tell stories and solving problems collaboratively.

This is an in-office position, based in London and includes regular attendance in the office four days each week. There may be some flexibility to work remotely per your departmental guidance. This role will report to the deputy editor who leads the Breaking News Hub in London. The standard work schedule is eight hours a day, five days a week, including one weekend day.

Main responsibilities:

• Reporting on big breaking news, often in partnership with other desks, during London hours.
• Generating story ideas to complement coverage of major international news events, with an emphasis on engaging, reader-friendly formats.
• Developing feature ideas that pivot off the news or that appeal to digital audiences and executing those stories in a timely manner to meet the news moment.
• Working openly and collaboratively with reporters and editors in other time zones to keep developing stories updated, ensuring seamless continuous coverage.
• Work with colleagues across Photo, Video, Audio and other departments to bring stories to life in a variety of formats across all Times products.
• Demonstrating steadfast adherence to New York Times standards of ethics, accuracy and fairness even in high-pressure news situations.

Our ideal candidate:

Basic qualifications

• Extensive experience reporting on international news in a large newsroom.
• Strong news judgment, quick decision making and the ability to pivot among stories and topics.
• The ability to work fast on deadline, handle evolving storylines and write about an array of topics quickly and with authority.
• Excellent writing skills and a strong command of grammar and style
• The ability to develop sources, usually from afar.
• Experience working in a variety of story forms, from a traditional ledeall to insightful live blog updates to reader-friendly explainers that synthesize a complex event.
• Familiarity with key issues in international and U.S. news.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels in a newsroom.
• An understanding of our values of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Preferred qualifications:

• A passion for covering international news in engaging ways and for infusing it into live and breaking news.
• Demonstrated creativity in identifying and developing news features with a strong appeal to digital readers, particularly those outside the United States
• A desire to learn new tools and journalism forms, and an interest in shaping them for the future.
• A reader-focused outlook that seeks to serve the needs and interests of curious digital audiences.
• An appreciation for quirky, offbeat stories that push the envelope of traditional news judgments.
• A self-starter with excellent technical proficiency and communication skills who can be productive and proactive in working with supervising editors and colleagues in both the U.S., Europe and Asia.
• Fluency in at least one non-English language.

In order to be considered for this role, please submit your resume, cover letter, including links to your top 5-7 clips.

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