About the role
The team utilizes Freedom of Information Act requests and similar statutes to gather data from official bodies. This editor advises reporters on effective strategies for obtaining information, helps originate story concepts from discovered documents, and manages the request process. The role also involves coordinating with legal and data specialists.
Our summary of the posting; the original is on the The New York Times careers page.
What the posting requires
- Required
- Public records laws
- FOIA
- Legal issues
- Freedom of Information Act
- Federal statute
- State statutes
- Local statutes
- Journalism
- Media
- Preferred
- Media law
- Law degree
- Public records strategy
- News organization
- Adaptability
- Newsroom
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