Refinitiv is hiring: Breaking News Correspondent (Level 1 Journalist) in New Yor

# **Our Privacy Statement & Cookie Policy****Breaking News Correspondent (Level 1 Journalist) (New York, NY)**Responsible for coverage of any major breaking news in the United States, with a focus on political and national affairs coverage, and deploy on Los Angeles-focused stories.**About the Role**In this opportunity as **Breaking News Correspondent (Level 1 Journalist)**, you will:* Use Lynx Alerting to alert readers to breaking news quickly and correctly.* Publish an urgent using Lynx/LEON within 3 minutes of the first alert being sent. Publish an update to the story using Lynx/LEON within 5 minutes of the urgent.* Ability to code stories for the right audiences, use appropriate media identifiers* Ensure stories are fair and balanced, reaching out for comment, providing context and opposing views as soon as possible in the breaking news drill.* Be able to cover news across the file including on the White House, State Department, Congress, national affairs, immigration, economics and other topics.* Share skills, advise, help, guide and train colleagues* Write top-read global stories on both domestic and international topics, working with colleagues and editors across the globe.* Deliver initiatives, factboxes and sidebar stories.* Effectively monitor other media outlets using Refinitiv Workspace alerts, TR Fastwire, X Pro, page monitoring visual ping and other tools to see and respond to breaking news as quickly as possible.* Compile prewritten stories and snaps and help with other preparation so the team is ready for breaking news when it happens.* Edit and publish colleagues’ updates ensuring that they meet editorial standards, including related to the Trust principles.* Work with TV and pictures colleagues to ensure stories are multimedia, including the correct use of propriety software such as News Planner.May telecommute from any location in the US.**About You**You’re a fit for the role of **Breaking News Correspondent (Level 1 Journalist)** if your background includes:* Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Journalism, Broadcast Journalism, or a related field, plus 3 years of experience in a reporting or editing role in a news agency. In the alternative, employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Journalism, Broadcast Journalism, or a related field, plus 5 years of experience in a reporting or editing role in a news agency.* Experience must include the following, which may be gained concurrently:* 3 years of experience in fast alerting of breaking news.* 3 years of experience in preparing for set-piece events.* 3 years of experience in monitoring of breaking news* 3 years of experience providing fair and balanced editorial work.* 3 years of experience of publishing and using publishing software.* 3 years of experience coding stories and using the correct media identifiers.* 3 years of experience working in a high-pressured team environment, liaising with other editors and sections.* 3 years of experience writing top-read stories on both major domestic and international news.**Employer: Reuters America LLC****Job Site: 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036** JOB OPPORTUNITY QUALIFIES FOR EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE REFERRAL PROGRAM.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.Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations.For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $130,069 - $131,211.This job posting will close 10/21/2025.**About Thomson Reuters**Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. 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