Reporter II

Summary

Join NPR, a leading multimedia organization, as a Technology Reporter focusing on the tech industry's impact on society. You will report compelling stories for various NPR platforms, covering breaking news and in-depth analyses. This role demands strong reporting experience, a deep understanding of technology, and the ability to explain complex topics clearly. Collaboration and adaptability are crucial in this fast-paced environment. The position offers the resources to produce impactful original reporting and is a remote-permitted role based in San Francisco. NPR provides a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

• At least 4 years’ reporting experience covering technology or an adjacent industry
• Strong knowledge or awareness of tech and how it relates to culture and politics
• Demonstrated ability to pivot from breaking news to analysis to longer-form projects
• Ability to explain tech jargon and dry business topics so people outside the tech world can understand their significance and absorb the story
• Ability to meet deadlines and to thrive in a daily, unpredictable news environment
• Commitment to detailed research and fact checking
• Proven ability and commitment to work well with others, at all times demonstrating respect for the diverse constituencies at NPR and within the public radio system
• Commitment to learn and enact the best journalism practices
• Ability and willingness to relocate

Responsibilities

• Report audio and text stories for all NPR platforms
• Cover breaking news on tight deadlines, including providing live information and analysis on NPR shows and npr.org
• Develop news sources to get scoops and recognize big developments on the beat to pursue enterprise stories
• Report and write with authority, accuracy and fairness
• Engage with diverse sources
• Participate in daily check-ins with the immediate editor, pitching story ideas and receiving assignments
• Collaborate with other reporters across NPR’s newsroom
• Travel for reporting assignments
• Fulfill administrative obligations (like time sheets/prompt and accurate expense reports)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience reporting and producing audio journalism
• Experience with data-driven journalism
• Knowledge of public radio and the public radio system
• Knowledge of AP style guidelines
• Ability to do interviews in a language other than English

Benefits

• Access to health and wellness
• Paid time off
• Financial well-being
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life/ accidental death and dismemberment
• Long-term disability
• Short-term disability
• Voluntary retirement savings