Information and Influence Reporter
Core
Investigate the information ecosystem, including misinformation, AI, creator economies, and online influence networks to explain how information shapes society.
Role type
Enterprise reporter (technology, media, politics)
Builds
News stories, enterprise investigations, explanatory journalism, and narrative storytelling for The Washington Post
Domain
Media, technology, politics, and culture
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
investigative reporting, interviewing, source-building, analyzing complex systems, identifying consequential trends, producing breaking news and enterprise pieces
Preferred skills
experience covering technology/media/politics/business, collaborative spirit, accuracy and fairness in journalism
Technologies
none stated
Responsibilities
Break news on people, organizations, and platforms shaping the information ecosystem; Produce enterprise reporting on misinformation, disinformation, and online influence campaigns; Chronicle the role of AI and emerging technologies in information production; Investigate how political actors and tech companies influence public understanding; Follow money and incentives to reveal how information ecosystems are built; Identify emerging cultural, technological, and political trends; Produce explanatory journalism and narrative storytelling; Collaborate with reporters across the newsroom; Engage audiences through newsletters, social media, video, and podcasts
Seniority
Mid-to-Senior level reporter
