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Join the future of news
We’re on a mission to deliver riveting storytelling for all of America. At The Washington Post, you’ll help reinvent news. Our work is driven by a deep investigative spirit and enhanced by innovation to bring audiences closer to the stories that matter most.
About Our Team
The Washington Post is powered by the passion and talent of our people. It takes all of us to reinvent news. Beyond our award-winning News and Opinions teams, we work across many departments, including Brand & Events, Communications, Customer Care, Engineering & Product, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing & Advertising, Print Operations, and Sales.
Why This Role Matters
The Washington Post is seeking an enterprising, creative and deeply curious reporter to cover the rapidly evolving information ecosystem — exploring the forces that shape what people know, what they believe and how ideas spread in an increasingly fragmented media landscape.
This beat sits at the intersection of media, technology, politics and culture. The reporter will examine the institutions, platforms, personalities and economic incentives that determine how information is created, distributed and consumed. From the rise of artificial intelligence and creator-driven media to misinformation campaigns, ideological ecosystems and online influence networks, this beat will illuminate how information has become one of the defining sources of power in modern society.
This is a role for a reporter who enjoys untangling complex systems, following money and influence and revealing the people and organizations driving change behind the scenes. They should be equally comfortable writing fast-paced news stories, ambitious investigations, explanatory journalism and compelling narratives that help readers understand an increasingly complicated world.
This position is based in our Washington, D.C., newsroom, though exceptional candidates in New York or San Francisco may be considered.
What Motivates You:
You are fascinated by how information is created, amplified and sometimes weaponized.
You are curious about the intersection of technology, media, politics and power.
You enjoy uncovering emerging trends before they reshape public life.
You thrive on explaining complex systems in ways that are clear, engaging and accessible.
You are energized by collaboration and ambitious enterprise reporting.
How You'll Support the Mission:
Break news on the people, organizations and platforms shaping today's information ecosystem.
Produce enterprise reporting on misinformation, disinformation, online influence campaigns and the evolving digital media landscape.
Chronicle the growing role of artificial intelligence, creator economies and emerging technologies in the production and distribution of information.
Investigate how political actors, technology companies, media organizations and online communities influence public understanding.
Follow money, incentives and power to reveal how information ecosystems are built, sustained and monetized.
Identify emerging cultural, technological and political trends that shape how audiences consume and trust information.
Produce explanatory journalism, reported analysis and narrative storytelling that helps readers make sense of a rapidly changing media environment.
Collaborate with relevant reporters across the newsroom to produce comprehensive, cross-disciplinary journalism.
Engage audiences through newsletters, social media, video, podcasts, live events and other evolving storytelling platforms.
The Skills and Experiences You Bring:
A track record of producing impactful reporting on technology, media,…