Breaking News Writer

Accountabilities:

• • Monitor official sources, Hebrew-language media, wire services, social media, and other reliable outlets for developing and breaking stories.
  • Identify newsworthy events and determine their urgency and editorial priority.
  • Write and publish concise, clear, factual breaking news updates for a live news ticker.
  • Maintain a consistent flow of timely updates throughout each shift, significantly increasing output during major breaking news events.
  • Verify information carefully before publication and apply rigorous sourcing and attribution standards.
  • Exercise strong editorial judgment when assessing emerging reports, conflicting information, and rapidly changing situations.
  • Coordinate closely with shift editors and newsroom leadership throughout each shift.
  • Ensure smooth handoffs during breaks and shift changes so breaking news coverage remains continuous.
  • Monitor emerging sources while following established verification procedures and editorial guidelines.
  • Contribute ideas and improvements to newsroom workflows, monitoring practices, and overall editorial efficiency.

  Requirements:

  • Previous professional experience in journalism, news writing, editing, or a newsroom environment, preferably with exposure to breaking news.
  • Exceptional news judgment and the ability to quickly recognize significant developments.
  • Excellent English writing, editing, grammar, and communication skills.
  • Ability to produce accurate, compelling copy under tight and sometimes intense deadlines.
  • Strong fact-checking, verification, organizational, and attention-to-detail skills.
  • Familiarity with Israeli current affairs, Israel-related news, and the broader regional news landscape.
  • Hebrew reading ability is strongly preferred, particularly for monitoring Hebrew-language sources.
  • Ability to remain calm, focused, and accurate during rapidly developing or high-pressure news events.
  • Comfortable collaborating within a remote newsroom and using Slack and other digital communication and publishing tools.
  • Strong sense of journalistic responsibility, integrity, and commitment to factual reporting.
  • Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and increased coverage demands during major breaking events.

  Benefits:

  • Fully remote: Work from anywhere within the United States.
  • Full-time opportunity within a dedicated breaking news operation.
  • High-impact editorial role: Contribute directly to fast, accurate coverage of major developments.
  • Dynamic newsroom environment: Work on rapidly evolving stories where strong editorial judgment has an immediate impact.
  • Collaborative remote team: Partner closely with editors and fellow journalists using modern digital newsroom tools.
  • Professional development: Opportunity to strengthen breaking news, verification, writing, and editorial decision-making skills.
  • Meaningful journalism: Help provide timely and reliable coverage of important events affecting Israel and the Jewish world.