Breaking News Correspondent (fixed-term)

Reuters is looking for an energetic journalist to deliver a daily stream of fact-checking articles and verification checks in Hebrew and English, in addition to helping where required with breaking news reporting. The successful candidate will write fact checks in the public interest and in response to requests from social media clients. They will also be adept at identifying and proposing items that would benefit from fact-checking based on information or misinformation circulating across social media, with particular focus on Israel.

The job requires an unwavering commitment to the Reuters Trust Principles to ensure unbiased and balanced reporting. This is particularly vital in relation to Reuters Middle East coverage where reporting and fact-checking face very close public scrutiny.

The role demands a team player, ready to coordinate with colleagues in Israel and the Palestinian Territories, the Middle East and beyond when fact-checking stories that may be local, regional or international in nature. The work will involve reaching out to and cooperating with correspondents in Reuters bureaus, reporters in Reuters regional breaking new hubs and Reuters visuals journalists in various locations, including those involved in visual verification.

In addition to the primary role of delivering fact-checking reports, the successful candidate will work closely with our Middle East Breaking News Hub and colleagues in the Reuters Jerusalem and other Middle East bureaus in monitoring and reporting breaking news. The work will be expected to include, but not limited to, responding to requests for official or other comment, helping out with Hebrew-to-English translations and monitoring relevant Hebrew and other television, news and social media feeds.

The producer will be ready to alert breaking news hub colleagues when required. As the role develops, the producer should be ready, on some occasions, to write Reuters news stories, provided this does not conflict with fact-checking demands.

The role will require a journalist comfortable in reading, writing and speaking both Hebrew and English to a high degree of fluency.

This is a hybrid-work role based in our Jerusalem newsroom.

About The Role

As our Breaking News Correspondent/Fact-Checking Producer, you will:

• Work on an exciting project that aims to tackle misinformation on social media, with a particular focus on Israel. You’ll have a direct impact on how information is consumed across a variety of social media platforms and be a key stakeholder in setting the record straight.
• Be deeply familiar with Israeli social media as a newsgathering tool and track trends as to how misinformation travels online.
• Adept at identifying emerging trends and misinformation on various platforms in Hebrew, such as Facebook, X, TikTok and LinkedIn, among others.
• Proactively identify stories that are candidates for fact-checking to address the spread of misinformation.
• Commit to Reuters guidelines on the personal use of social media, mindful that your public presence can have an impact on how our reporting is perceived.
• Write copy according to Reuters’ editorial and ethical standards, adhering to style, guidelines and policies laid out by the Reuters Trust Principles and the Reuters Handbook of Journalists
• Communicate fact-check findings in a manner that is swift, clear, concise and free from bias.
• Assist with Hebrew to English translations when required
• Work closely with the global Reuters newsroom, particularly the Middle East Breaking News Hub, when required
  
  

About You

To be our Breaking News Correspondent, you will:

• Have an exceptional understanding of how misinformation narratives in Hebrew and English travel on social media and be able to confidently navigate the major social platforms
• Be adept at dealing with digital storytelling and visual verification. You should have strong reporting skills given the need to reach out to relevant authorities, companies, individuals or other entities for comment and details when necessary.
• Demonstrate an analytical and unbiased approach to news stories and be comfortable researching a range of topics independently
• Have at least 3 years of reporting and news writing experience under tight deadlines
• Write crisp, accurate and clean copy in Hebrew and English
• Show a proven interest in covering current affairs and misinformation in Israel and the Middle East
• Have demonstrable experience in reporting or news writing. Prior experience as a fact checker is by no means prerequisite
• Be able to identify emerging trends and misinformation
• Be a collaborative team player with colleagues across the Middle East and beyond, and comfortable working occasional weekend shifts when required
• Prior experience in social media newsgathering, OSINT or fact-checking will be an advantage.
• Fluency in Arabic is a plus
  
  

This role has a daytime shift pattern and may include occasional weekend shifts.

We offer a fixed-term contract from April until the end of September.

Please Note: Complete applications must be submitted by Sunday 22nd March 2026.

What’s in it For You?

Benefits

At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

• Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities.
• Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists.
• Industry Competitive Benefits:  We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days.
• Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.
  
  

About Reuters

Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.

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