Bilingual Fact Check Editor, CNN

Warner Bros. Discovery•New York, NY

About The Position

The Fact Check team is a quality control within CNN that collaborates closely with editorial departments in making sure published and broadcast reporting meets the highest factual standards. On an average weekday, the Fact Check team of editors and researchers vet dozens of pieces of TV and digital platforms. The Fact Check editor is a role considerable editorial responsibility, supporting the review CNN’s Spanish and English language content for linear and digital platforms.

Requirements

Five years of journalism experience, including producing or copy-editing TV newscasts, magazine shows, or a major daily newspaper and/or news website
Bachelor’s degree preferred; four years of university study and/or journalism education.
Must be bilingual (written and spoken) in English and Spanish
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Willingness to work in a dynamic and fast-moving 24 hour news schedule that includes availability for evenings, weekends and news demands

Responsibilities

Collaborate with department supervisors and researchers to review CNN stories for accuracy and fairness, making sure potential concerns of libel, defamation, and use infringement are referred to Legal and Standards departments.
Ensure completed stories meet platform and show needs.
Newsgroup-wide reporting approval, including but not limited to TV packages, investigative pieces, documentaries, digital writes and videos.
Communicate with reporters, editors, producers and writers to ensure reporting meets high standards of storytelling, clarity, accuracy, quality, fairness, and balance
Work with CNN Newsgathering, Digital, bureaus and the Affiliate Content Center, among other units, to clear reportable information across all platforms.