Reporter

Requirements

• At least two to four years of experience working as a reporter in a daily newsroom
• Excellent news judgment and a deep understanding of how federal agencies and Congress make news
• The ability to work closely and collaboratively with colleagues throughout the newsroom
• A track record of delivering scoops and enterprise on a beat
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• POLITICO illuminates the forces shaping global power. Since 2007, we have delivered intelligence that anticipates tomorrow's headlines, not reports on yesterday's news. As politics has increasingly become the defining force of our era, our work has never been more vital.
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• Posting date:
• 2026-01-28 Title:
• Reporter

Additional Information

Job Description: POLITICO is seeking ambitious and enterprising reporters to join our team. POLITICO's policy teams dig into consequential issues across a wide range of beats. We're looking for reporters with a deep interest in how the government enacts policies that touch the lives of the public and shape our future. The successful candidates will have a track record of delivering scoops and enterprise reporting in a fast-paced daily newsroom. This position also includes the opportunity to deliver news and enterprise stories that appear across all of POLITICO's platforms. Note: This is an evergreen posting intended to build a pipeline of qualified candidates for future openings.

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