Cybersecurity Reporter (Level 1 Journalist)

Job description

Reuters is looking for an energetic, creative and collaborative reporter to cover cybersecurity in our Washington bureau. The successful candidate will break news on a fast-evolving area of coverage that has become a key element of national security and a major risk for corporations.

We're looking for a reporter who can cover the developing debate over security and privacy policy as well as the fallout from cyber espionage cases targeting companies and U.S. government networks. The successful candidate will work with our foreign policy and national security team in Washington and with Reuters reporters across the United States and in bureaus around the world in telling this story.

We're looking for someone who can deliver exclusive news and insight and who has the ambition to be part of a team looking to compete on both the speed and depth of our reporting.

Desired profile

Qualifications
Experience in covering cybersecurity and the debate over privacy and security policy with a track record in breaking news.
A demonstrated ability to develop sources, work public records and conduct investigations are required.
The successful candidate should be calm under pressure, have an ability to multitask and to deliver clean copy quickly on a breaking story. An understanding of what our global customers need is essential.

We are the leading source of intelligent information for the world"s businesses and professionals, providing customers with competitive advantage. Intelligent information is a unique synthesis of human intelligence, industry expertise and innovative technology that provides decision-makers with the knowledge to act, enabling them to make better decisions faster. We deliver this must-have insight to the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets, powered by the world"s most trusted news organization.

At Thomson Reuters, we believe what we do matters. We are passionate about our work, inspired by the impact it has on our business and our customers. As a team, we believe in winning as one - collaborating to reach shared goals, and developing through challenging and meaningful experiences. With over 60,000 employees in more than 100 countries, we work flexibly across boundaries and realize innovations that help shape industries around the world. Making this happen is a dynamic, evolving process, and we count on each employee to be a catalyst in driving our performance - and their own.

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under country or local law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

Intrigued by a challenge as large and fascinating as the world itself? Come join us.

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