AI Policy Reporter

The role

The AI Policy Reporter will produce fast, accurate, and original coverage of artificial intelligence policy, regulation, and governance for an American audience. The reporter will source, pitch, research, and develop breaking news, explainers, features, and enterprise reporting.

What you will do

• Produce multiple articles each day to a high editorial standard.
• Pitch original ideas and develop exclusives by securing expert and source quotes, obtaining documents and data, and advancing stories.
• Research and write original stories, explainers and features covering AI policy, regulation, governance and emerging technologies.
• Respond quickly to breaking news and policy developments involving governments, regulators, technology companies and international institutions.
• Monitor government announcements, industry reports, social media, Google Trends and other relevant sources for emerging stories, trends and conversations.
• Apply sound editorial judgement and rigorous fact-checking to ensure accuracy, fairness, clarity and journalistic integrity.
• Collaborate with editors, visuals and audience teams to package stories with graphics, images, video and embeds.
• Meet tight deadlines and respond flexibly to the demands of a fast-paced digital newsroom.
• Perform any other reasonable duties necessary to meet the needs of the business.

Required qualifications

• Experience in a reputable, fast-paced digital newsroom covering technology, public policy, politics, business or a related field.
• Proven ability to source, pitch, report and produce several stories each day to a high standard.
• Strong knowledge of artificial intelligence, technology policy, regulation and governance issues.
• Strong news judgement and an excellent command of clear, concise digital copy.
• Experience using social media and Google Trends to identify stories and emerging topics.
• Ability to interpret and explain legislation, regulatory proposals, policy documents and technical concepts for a general audience.
• Ability to work accurately and calmly to tight deadlines.
• Solid understanding of media law, sourcing best practice and ethical journalism.

Nice to have

• Proficiency with content management systems, digital publishing tools and basic analytics to inform coverage decisions.
• A track record of original reporting, including exclusives, investigations or high-impact enterprise pieces.
• Familiarity with data journalism basics, including spreadsheets, public datasets, simple charts and public records.
• Competency with multimedia, including image editing, simple video trimming and social embeds.
• Knowledge of SEO techniques and audience development strategies.
• Experience covering artificial intelligence, technology regulation, privacy, competition policy or digital rights.
• Experience using collaboration tools, such as Microsoft 365 and Teams, in a distributed newsroom.

About the company

Newsweek is a global media organization that reaches 100 million people each month with news, opinion, images, graphics, and video. Headquartered in New York City, it also publishes international editions in EMEA and Asia.