Nation Media Reporters - Crime - Kenya Jobs
Nation Media Reporters - Crime - Kenya Jobs
Reporting to the Assignments Editor, the Reporter will be responsible for collection, writing and submission of accurate, credible, factual and newsworthy crime stories that conform to journalistic ethics, editorial objectives and house style within set deadlines.
Key responsibilities
Developing, reporting and writing news stories/articles on the crime beat so that no major rewrite is required or no extensive additional report is needed;
Maintaining crime news sources and calling them for updates;
Sourcing exclusive crime stories, and ensuring that they are factual credible, well researched, and balanced;
Ensuring that the stories written conform to journalistic code of ethics and the Editorial policy guidelines and objectives, the house style and submitting them within set deadlines;
Checking the written stories to ensure that they are free from errors and libel;
Following news leads and developments from published stories;
Closely cooperating with photographers from whom he/she orders pictures on the issues he/she covers;
Primarily responsible for correctness of facts, content and style of his/ her news materials;
Generating stories for use on Group multimedia platforms;
Filing all elements of digital story as per Digital
First policy (alerts; social media; web story; multimedia) within defined deadlines;
Adhering to the Editorial and Social Media Policy as updated from time to time.
Required Skills:
Qualifications, Experience & skills
University degree in Communication or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
Diploma in Journalism/Mass Communication;
3 to 5 years relevant experience;
Ability to communicate both internally and externally; and
Analyse and simplify complex reports for our audiences.
How to apply
If you meet the above requirements, apply online on or before 9th October, 2018. Female journalists are encouraged to apply.
Note: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
For more information and job application details, see; Nation Media Reporters - Crime - Kenya Jobs
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