Data-Driven Opinion Fact Checker (NYC)

The New York Times Company; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid vacation and sick days

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement and professional

Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)

Job summary

The New York Times Company is seeking a data‑driven fact checker for Opinion to verify guest essays and other opinion journalism. Based in New York, you will apply quantitative analysis to ensure accuracy, with a focus on data‑driven arguments and fair presentation of statistics.

You will work in‑office with some remote flexibility per department guidance, report to an Assistant Editor in Opinion, and collaborate with editors and researchers across the newsroom.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience in statistics, public policy, data science, economics, quantitative social science or applied experience at a think‑tank, non‑profit or governmental statistical agency.
• Experience navigating complex analyses and pushing back to question data sources and analyses.
• Experience in survey research and modelling.
• Data handling experience — fluency in a statistical programming language such as R or Python.

Responsibilities

• Verify the accuracy of information and analysis contained in data‑driven guest essays and other forms of opinion journalism.
• Eliminating errors, ensuring fairness and accuracy and correcting contradictions and omissions.
• Verifying datasets and other forms of quantitative information and analysis.
• Breaking down quantitative analysis to general, non‑expert readers.
• Seeing the work through all stages of the publishing process.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Skills

Data analysis

Statistics

R/Python

Survey research

Data handling

Tools

R

Python

Job description

The New York Times Company is seeking a data‑driven fact checker for Opinion to verify guest essays and other opinion journalism. Based in New York, you will apply quantitative analysis to ensure accuracy, with a focus on data‑driven arguments and fair presentation of statistics.

You will work in‑office with some remote flexibility per department guidance, report to an Assistant Editor in Opinion, and collaborate with editors and researchers across the newsroom.