Risk Journal Reporter
About the role
Dow Jones Risk Journal is seeking an experienced reporter to cover global risk, compliance and regulatory issues affecting companies and financial institutions.
The position calls for a multi-talented journalist who possesses an understanding of – or eagerness to delve into – regulatory areas such as sanctions, export controls, anti-corruption and financial crime, as well as geopolitical, cybersecurity, climate and supply-chain risks.
The reporter will be responsible for writing daily stories and longer features, as well as contributing to the daily WSJ Morning Risk Report newsletter. Dow Jones Risk Journal serves an audience of risk, compliance and legal professionals as well as executives throughout businesses who are responsible for assessing and mitigating risks.
The successful candidate will be able to develop sources, especially among risk and compliance professionals, regulators and policy makers; break news; report on and analyze news events; develop high-impact enterprise stories; and explain technical concepts.
This reporter must have a keen understanding of the needs of business and financial professionals, and be capable of publishing top-quality content that informs readers, puts news developments into context and provides actionable analysis.
This reporter should approach journalism from the perspective of ensuring it can help readers in their day-to-day work. This should include practical takeaways that can be applied by risk and compliance professionals to enhance their policies, programs or strategic discussions.
The candidate must be a self-starter and comfortable with occasional additional duties such as moderating live journalism interviews and making media appearances. The candidate also should have an eye toward how to use visuals and data, when appropriate, to enhance storytelling.
You will:
Cultivate sources and break news, delivering scoops and analysis that separate your work from the pack
Cover breaking news developments and deliver analysis that provides actionable context
Conceptualize and deliver high-impact enterprise stories
Be a part of an ambitious newsroom with a can-do, startup culture
Uphold the standards, ethics and integrity of a Dow Jones journalist
You have:
5+ years of reporting experience
The skills and instincts to jump on news, writing quickly and cleanly
The flexibility to take on a range of topics across a broad geography
Relevant subject matter expertise and an eagerness to learn
A track record of dominating a beat, setting the agenda and informing readers
A demonstrated ability to report out high-impact stories
Our Benefits
Comprehensive Insurance & Retirement plans
Paid Time Off and Leaves
Education Benefits
Family Care Benefits
Career Growth Programs
Access to Dow Jones Products
Employee Referral Program
Employee Well-being Support & Fitness Programs
Financial Health Programs
Cybersecurity Protection
Reasonable Accommodation
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Business Area: Dow Jones - Risk
Job Category: Editorial/Journalism
Union Status:
Non-Union role
Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest newsgathering operations globally.
It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance and Dow Jones Newswires. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).
Req ID: 52777
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