NPR has opening for National Security Correspondent

Identifies and reports stories on military, intelligence, and national security issues for all NPR News programs. Responds to breaking news, initiates and develops short-term news and feature stories and in-depth enterprise and investigative reports. Files news spots for NPR newscasts and reports for Digital Media. Will involve extensive travel, including to Iraq and Afghanistan. Correspondent may serve as substitute host for NPR news programs

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Required: At least six years’ experience in journalism. Demonstrated expertise at developing a major journalism specialty. Experience producing stories on national news issues. Willingness to undertake extensive foreign travel under difficult filing conditions. Experience working on deadline and working independently. Experience in long-form journalism. Excellence in analysis and interpretation. Demonstrated experience and success breaking news, developing sources and reporting original, enterprise stories. Ability and willingness to work varied shifts. Ability to handle multiple and complex projects simultaneously under stringent timeframes and changing priorities/conditions. Ability to work quickly and efficiently under deadline pressure. Incumbent must be able to report breaking stories for both newscasts, major programs, and Digital Media. Proven ability to work well with others, demonstrating at all times respect for the diverse constituencies at NPR and within the public radio system. Understanding that reporter may be reassigned after defined period of time. Ability and willingness to relocate. In the future, NPR may choose to transfer employees to other geographic locations. Severance provisions of the AFTRA collective bargaining agreement will apply should you choose not to accept a transfer. Preferred: Experience in broadcast journalism. At least four years’ background in radio. Demonstrated experience producing stories on military, intelligence, and national security issues. Experience covering conflicts such as Afghanistan and Iraq. Experience in use of microphones, recorders and telecommunication equipment. Demonstrated expertise in all aspects of broadcast journalism – reporting, voicing, editing, producing full radio pieces, live interviews, use of microphones, recorders, computers and telecommunication transmissions via ISDN lines, satellite phones and/or Internet. Experience in online journalism. Familiarity with blogging and Web 2.0 functionalities.

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Company: National Public Radio
Position: Correspondent, National Security
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Job Status: Full-time
Salary: Not Specified