Global news leader AFP is offering an exciting opportunity to be a part of the agency’s fast-growing digital verification network, which has taken a frontline role in combatting misinformation, fact-checking and monitoring emerging narratives that shape public perceptions of news events around the world.

The editor will focus on misinformation in North America and edit fact-checking stories from around the region.

THE JOB

The Moscow bureau covers a busy, complex and fascinating region of 280 million people: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, the Caucasus and Central Asia.

The journalist, who will be writing in English, will cover breaking news in a highly competitive environment, showing strong news judgement and the ability to write punchy, engaging copy. You will generate lively, image-rich feature and focus stories in close cooperation with other members of a dynamic multimedia team.

AFP is offering a two-month traineeship with our Slovak fact-check site, Fakty, for a young person with a strong interest in investigating disinformation and misinformation circulating on social networks.

It is a good opportunity to learn the basics with AFP's fast-growing fact-checking network, which is a leading actor in the global fight against disinformation.

ROLE

The Beijing deputy news editor will be a dynamic English-speaking journalist, with top-notch writing and editing skills, who will play a key role in driving the news agenda in China and Mongolia and coordinating with photo, video and factcheck journalists, of this busy and exciting patch.

You will take special responsibility for boosting the coverage of the Chinese society transformation, socially and culturally, and the economic coverage of China.