• To create a tool for journalists that is useful and saves them time.
• To generate profits to help finance journalism at AFP, in a context of crisis for our traditional clients and a decline in their revenues.
• AFP will of course continue to provide independent, balanced and impartial coverage of companies and/or entities that contract with MediaConnect, in accordance with AFP's fundamental editorial principles.
• MediaConnect will employ journalists from outside AFP.
• Anyone working for MediaConnect must always identify themselve

• Créer un outil pour les journalistes, qui leur soit utile et leur fasse gagner du temps.
• Dégager des bénéfices pour aider à financer le journalisme à l'AFP, dans un contexte de crise de nos clients traditionnels et de baisse de leurs revenus.
• Il va de soi que l'AFP continuera de couvrir de façon indépendante, équilibrée et impartiale les sociétés et/ou entités qui passent contrat avec MediaConnect, selon les principes éditoriaux fondamentaux de l'AFP.

The role is an exciting opportunity to be a part of AFP's fast-growing fact-checking network, which has seen it take a leading role in the global fight against disinformation.

The position requires an agile journalist who can easily navigate online disinformation, mostly on Facebook but also other major social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, YouTube or TikTok.

The editor will focus on misinformation in Asia and edit fact-checking stories from around the region. Applicants must have strong digital investigation skills and demonstrated experience in digital verification techniques and tools. Strong editing skills and solid news judgement are a must. Asian languages are a plus.

The roles are an exciting opportunity to be a part of AFP's fast-growing fact-checking network, which has seen it take a leading role in the global fight against fake news.

The reporter position requires an agile journalist who can easily navigate online disinformation, whether that be on major social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok and discussion boards or encrypted chat apps.

The roles are an exciting opportunity to be a part of AFP's fast-growing fact-checking network, which has seen it take a leading role in the global fight against fake news.

The reporter position requires an agile journalist who can easily navigate online disinformation, whether that be on major social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok and discussion boards or encrypted chat apps.

The role is an exciting opportunity to be a part of AFP's fast-growing fact-checking network, which has seen it take a leading role in the global fight against disinformation.

The successful applicant will be required to edit fact check reports in English and Korean.

The position requires a precise, detail-oriented editor who can navigate online disinformation, whether that be on major social media platforms such as Facebook, discussion boards or encrypted chat apps. As such, the role requires experience of digital verification techniques and tools.

Starting date: September 2020

Deadline for applications: June 10, 2020

Location: Montevideo Latin America region

THE JOB

Fast-paced and exciting, the job involves producing and editing hard news production - either from VJ on the ground or from LIVE feeds -, features, and lighter stories for web and broadcast clients, working under the supervision of AFPTV’s regional coordinator and AFP's regional chief editors for Latin America.

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