Editor, Misinformation Beat, CNN Digital

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The Job

CNN is starting a new team covering misinformation and we need an editor to help us run it. What does that mean exactly? Let's put it this way: We're looking for reporters to cover reality, and an editor to guide them in doing it. That includes the uses and abuses and distortions of it, the people twisting it, and the effect that twisting is having on all of us, from schools closed over rumors about TikTok challenges to vaccine refusal to extremism and insurrection.

The ideal editor candidate is someone who can see the big picture while at the same time being a frontline editor who loves reporters and stories. You'll be reporting to the managing editor for this team, who will depend on you to help give direction and guidance for day-to-day news while also ensuring that the reporters' work adheres to the highest standards, that their reporting is solid, that their writing is straightforward when it needs to be, beautiful when it should be, and always clear and clean. You need to have a passion for covering breaking news, and be ready to jump into action on it, but you'll also be responsible for enterprise, long-form and investigative work, including incredibly complicated and sensitive stories. You should ideally also write sentences with fewer clauses than those last two.

A deep knowledge of misinformation and the issues surrounding it, plus the darkest corners of the internet, is a definite plus, of course. But if you don't have that or are worried you don't fit the job description in some other way, but you do have a real interest in the area, and you're a great editor who just cares about doing great work, we want to hear from you too.

The Daily• Help to define and develop this new team and its coverage area and priorities, and work to establish a reputation for it as innovative and industry-leading.• Manage reporters, serving as their primary editor, and work closely with other reporters and teams from throughout the organization.• Drive the team toward big scoops and important enterprise and investigative work, while also jumping into and moving fast on breaking news.
The Essentials
• 4+ years of editorial and digital news environment experience.• Strong organization, communication and interpersonal skills.• A passion for journalism and great writing and an unwavering dedication to accuracy.• Ability to work in a fast pace, high pressure environment.• Great organization, communication and interpersonal skills.• This position is required to work in person at one of our locations in the United States. WarnerMedia requires anyone working in our workplaces in the U.S. to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Exemptions to this vaccine requirement are available to those entitled to reasonable accommodations for religious or medical reasons.

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The Perks

  • Exclusive WarnerMedia events and advance screenings
  • Paid time off every year to volunteer for eligible employees
  • Access to well-being tools, resources, and freebies
  • Access to in-house learning and development resources
  • Part of the WarnerMedia family of powerhouse brands


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