Senior Writer, Fact-Checking and News Verification (French Services) (On Site)

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At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance. 
 
Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.

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Radio-Canada is seeking a dynamic Senior Writer to research and write content to be featured across its national and regional radio, television and digital platforms. In this role, you will focus on fact-checking, image verification and news analysis, with a core mission to expose complex disinformation and debunk fake news trends. To excel in this position, you must possess exceptional storytelling and writing skills tailored for both broadcast and digital media.

Work is governed by CBC/Radio-Canada’s journalistic and programming policies, practices and standards. Advice and guidance are available but initiative and independent judgement are expected. This role may involve co-ordinating the activities of others and requires close collaboration with the programming unit and regional teams, particularly on joint investigations and content initiatives with the Décrypteurs team.

• Monitor and research regional and national issues surrounding disinformation and fake news by cultivating a diverse network of sources across social media, private messaging platforms and online communities.
• Authenticate claims, statistics, images and videos circulating publicly and online using open-source intelligence (OSINT) and deep primary-source verification.
• Craft clear and concise on-air and digital content that explains these issues, providing detailed analysis to help listeners, viewers and online audiences understand the verification process and its findings.
• Critically review, edit and provide constructive feedback on scripts, copy and production elements created by team members.
• Co-ordinate the exchange of program content, including as part of collaborative storytelling projects with other regional stations across the network.

Perform the following tasks as required:

• Perform duties typically assigned to a reporter/editor specializing in fact-checking.
• Design, structure and co-ordinate online content focused on news verification and analysis.
• Edit, encode, digitize and package audio and video for a website using appropriate technologies.
• Prepare content for digital distribution, including coding and formatting as well as manipulating images, graphics and data visualizations.

This role requires full-time on-site presence. 

• University degree in journalism, communications or a related discipline (or equivalent professional experience).

• Minimum five (5) years’ relevant, proven experience in fact-checking, investigative journalism or news verification, coupled with a deep understanding of both the broadcasting industry and the digital media ecosystem.

• Technical knowledge of digital tool development or programming (e.g., web scraping, automated monitoring and data visualization).

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
 

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the next

step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes:  

• A mandatory Criminal record check. 

• Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to [email protected].
 
You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest. In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.

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