Arts & Humanities

News Researcher

Gathers background, data, and documents that strengthen reporting and explainers.

Also known as

Research Desk AssociateJournalism Researcher

Example skills

OSINT basicsDocument researchFact packsExcelWriting briefsSource trackingAccuracy

What recruiters actually look for

News researcher hiring wants tidy source packs. Show a backgrounder you built. Wasted effort: unverified WhatsApp forwards as research. Campus and early-career screens still reward ownership stories over buzzword lists. Bring one artifact — clip, draft, research note, lesson plan, or campaign log — you can defend in depth.

Majors that feed this

Anthropology Film Studies Geography History International Relations Journalism Mass Communication Political Science Sociology

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