Middle East & North Africa Breaking & Daily News Editor
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About the Role
Thomson Reuters is seeking an experienced Breaking & Daily News Editor to manage daily and breaking news coverage across the Middle East & North Africa. The role requires strong editorial judgment, people management skills, and deep knowledge of the region.
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Responsibilities
- Set editorial priorities for breaking and daily news across all formats, in conjunction with regional editor and bureau chiefs
- Lead and coordinate a cross format team to deliver fast, accurate, and impactful coverage
- Ensure stories meet Reuters’ standards and client expectations across platforms
- Make rapid editorial decisions under time pressure
- Collaborate with regional and global editors to shape coverage and strategy
- Mentor and coach staff, fostering a high performance and inclusive newsroom culture
- Drive innovation and experimentation in breaking news coverage
- Support and help oversee the Arabic language news service
Requirements
- Proven experience in breaking news journalism, ideally in a global news organisation
- Strong editorial judgement and decision making under pressure
- Deep expertise running breaking news in either text or visuals journalism, with a good understanding of the other disciplines
- Experience of dealing with staff safety in hostile environments
- Experience managing diverse teams, sometimes across locations
- Understanding of AI tools and their application in newsroom workflows
- Excellent communication and coordination skills
- Commitment to Reuters Trust Principles of independence, integrity, and freedom from bias
- Proficiency in Arabic would be a distinct advantage
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Role Overview
- Reuters wants an experienced journalist with impeccable news judgment to manage the daily, breaking news file in the Middle East & North Africa across all formats — text, video and pictures.
- The Breaking & Daily News Editor will oversee response to breaking news events and daily news coverage.
- Reporting to the Middle East & North Africa Editor, this role is central to setting editorial priorities.
About The Role
- Set editorial priorities for breaking and daily news across all formats.
- Lead and coordinate a cross format team to deliver fast, accurate, and impactful coverage.
- Ensure stories meet Reuters’ standards and client expectations across platforms.
- Make rapid editorial decisions under time pressure.
- Collaborate with regional and global editors to shape coverage and strategy.
- Mentor and coach staff, fostering a high performance and inclusive newsroom culture.
- Drive innovation and experimentation in breaking news coverage.
- Support and help oversee the Arabic language news service.
About You
- Proven experience in breaking news journalism, ideally in a global news organisation.
- Strong editorial judgement and decision making under pressure.
- Deep expertise running breaking news in either text or visuals journalism.
- Experience of dealing with staff safety in hostile environments.
- Experience managing diverse teams, sometimes across locations.
- Understanding of AI tools and their application in newsroom workflows.
- Excellent communication and coordination skills.
- Commitment to Reuters Trust Principles of independence, integrity, and freedom from bias.
What’s in it For You?
- Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities.
- Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching.
- Industry Competitive Benefits: Competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days.
- Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize winning journalists.
About Reuters
- Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, founded in 1851.
- Committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias.
- Provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions.
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