Newsweek

Journalist

• Run the U.S. news desk during peak coverage hours, making final calls on framing, prioritization, and play
• Distinguish between stories that advance public understanding and those that merely follow the pack
• Kill weak or redundant stories and demand better replacements
• Frame competitive national stories with clarity, originality, or analytical value
• Rewrite leads, nut grafs, headlines, structure, sourcing, and tone
• Turn raw field notes, transcripts, interviews, and exclusives into clean, analytical journalism
• Perform rapid second-day and rolling rewrites as facts evolve
• Make calls, confirm facts, chase documents, and close gaps as a desk reporter
• Personally intervene on high-stakes or sensitive stories
• Maintain elite newsroom standards and provide constructive feedback
• Mentor reporters and junior editors
• Take ownership when coverage underperforms
• Work with audience teams to align performance goals with editorial ambition
• Monitor competitive coverage and push Newsweek to outperform

Senior News Editor