Newsperson

Associated Press News; New Delhi; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

The Associated Press seeks a fast, flexible and digitally savvy reporter based in New Delhi to cover India and the wider South Asia region. You will develop sources, break news and contribute to rapid-response reporting to meet AP's global audience needs.

You will work primarily as a text reporter and should be able to shoot video and photos and verify and acquire user-generated content, collaborating with colleagues across media formats to produce stories audiences want to share.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Authorization to work in India.
• Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English.
• At least 3 years of full-time experience at a daily newspaper, broadcast station, digital news outlet, or AP bureau/ regional desk.
• Proven ability to develop sources, break news and deliver spot news, explanatory journalism and enterprise on a challenging beat.
• Impeccable news judgment and commitment to accuracy to deliver exclusive stories for digital audiences.
• Diverse, inclusive and innovative reporting upholding AP's standards of integrity and objectivity.
• Broad understanding of current issues across South Asia and ability to convert knowledge into compelling stories.
• Strong communication and collaboration across media formats.
• Ability to shoot video and photos; verify and acquire user-generated content.

Responsibilities

• Cover text reporting on India and South Asia and contribute to reporting across Asia-Pacific and beyond.
• Report to the news director for South Asia and collaborate with AP colleagues in the region.
• Produce must-read explanatory journalism and distinctive enterprise on the region.
• Work mainly as a text reporter with ability to shoot video and photos using an iPhone and verify user-generated content.
• Experiment with new digital storytelling forms and collaborate with teams across text, photo, video, audio, digital and graphics to produce engaging stories.

Skills

English proficiency

Communication skills

Journalistic judgment

Night/weekend shifts

Cross-format collaboration

Text reporting

Video/photo on iPhone

Storytelling

Organizational skills

Enterprise reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Summary

The Associated Press seeks a fast, flexible and digitally savvy reporter based in New Delhi to cover India and the wider South Asia region. You will develop sources, break news and contribute to rapid-response reporting to meet AP's global audience needs.

Responsibilities

• Your primary responsibility will be text coverage of India and South Asia, though you will also strengthen reporting efforts across Asia-Pacific and beyond.
• Reporting to the news director for South Asia and working closely with AP colleagues throughout the region, you will break news and file urgent spot developments quickly.
• You will also produce must-read explanatory journalism and distinctive enterprise that illuminate India and the wider region.
• You will work primarily as a text reporter and should be able to shoot video and photos and verify and acquire user-generated content.
• Experiment with new digital storytelling forms and collaborate with colleagues across text, photo, video, audio, digital and social, interactive and graphics to produce stories audiences want to share.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Authorization to work in India.
• Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English.
• A minimum of three years of full-time experience at a daily newspaper, broadcast station, digital news outlet, or an AP bureau or regional desk.
• A proven record of developing sources, consistently breaking news and quickly delivering spot news, explanatory journalism and enterprise on a complex and challenging beat.
• Impeccable news judgment, a commitment to accuracy and the competitive drive to deliver exclusive stories and swift breaking news coverage for digital audiences.
• A demonstrated record of compelling, diverse, inclusive and innovative reporting that upholds AP's standards for integrity and objectivity.
• A broad and deep understanding of current issues across South Asia and the ability to turn that knowledge into compelling, distinctive stories.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues across media formats.
• Basic proficiency in using an iPhone for photos and video, and the ability to shoot video and photos and verify and acquire user-generated content.
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to juggle multiple projects across formats and deliver complex, challenging story lines.
• The ability and willingness to work any shift, including nights and weekends, as coverage demands.

Preferred qualifications

• Competency in another regional language.
• Advanced proficiency in using an iPhone for photos and video.
• Experience with live blogging and on-camera reporting.
• A strong understanding of multimedia and digital news needs.
• Proficiency in photo and video journalism.

We will consider strong candidates who do not meet every listed qualification. You may use a cover letter to describe the unique qualifications you would bring to this role.

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