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Political Correspondent
Independent News & Media Ltd - Clarendon House, 33 Clarendon Road, Belfast, BT1 3BG
| Salary: | Undisclosed |
| Location: | Northern Ireland, Dublin |
| Contract Type: | Permanent |
| Date Added: | 13/05/2020 |
| Closing Date: | 10/06/2020 |
| Qualifications: | See Job Description |
Independent News & Media Ltd
Location: Dublin
A. ROLE PURPOSE
The Political Correspondent will provide quality, agenda-setting journalism for the Irish Independent, Sunday Independent and independent.ie.
The ideal candidate(s) will have a strong track record in breaking stories and have extensive contact books. He/she will also be an excellent writer who can analyse stories and write off-diary features as required.
The role demands an ability to call a story, identify underlying themes and to explain complex political developments succinctly and accessibly for both a print and online audience. Original journalism is the key to this role.
Drive and ambition are key assets and a determination to beat the competition.
B. ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES (Overview)
- Create up-to-date, accurate, balanced and engaging multimedia political journalism
- Consistently break major political stories and write agenda-setting and informative analysis
- Represent the organisation externally
- To be able to write analysis articles on complex issues in a concise and informative way
- Covering breaking news and keeping stories updated across all print and digital platforms
- Engaging INM's online audience
- Interviewing people in a wide range of different circumstances and situations
- Building a strong network of contacts to maintain a flow of news ranging from political figures to the general public
- Collaborating with news editors, other reporters, the visuals desk and production journalists
- Planning and advising the Political Editor and news desks of relevant upcoming events and potential angles on stories
- Take part in podcasts as required in an effective manner
- Carry out your duties at all times in accordance with INM's Editorial Code of Practice and relevant professional and legal codes
- Social media and other digital tools to source news information - and to promote INM's journalism
- Ability to work collaboratively with other staff
- Ability to represent the titles in a positive manner on broadcast media and at external events as necessary
- Organisation - ability to meet deadlines
- News judgement
- Ability to manage space and story demands
- Ability to generate original and engaging ideas
- Self starting, shows initiative, operate without supervision, motivated
- Accuracy, fairness, balance, commitment to ethics
- Flexibility/willingness to adapt
- Ability to adapt to technological change
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