Journalist

• Report from the campaign trail, gathering and verifying information for digital, video, and social content
• Identify and pitch story ideas, contributing to daily and breaking news coverage
• Shoot, edit, and publish short-form video using mobile tools in the field
• Deliver clear, accurate on-camera updates, including live or recorded segments
• Monitor social platforms and audience trends to inform story development
• Collaborate with editors and producers to shape content across platforms
• Support fast-paced coverage by responding quickly to breaking news and evolving stories

Campaign Reporter

• Coverage of key US institutions, including the Department of Justice, SEC, Treasury (including OFAC and FinCEN) and other enforcement bodies.
• Track developments across major litigation venues, including the federal courts in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, as well as DC federal courts.
• Contribute to GIR’s track record of breaking news and delivering high-quality analysis on enforcement trends, corporate resolutions, and compliance expectations.
• Develop longer-form reporting, pitching and writing features on emerging risks, investigative techniques, and underreported aspects of global enforcement practice.
• Build a network of sources across the US legal and compliance community in both DC and New York, while receiving hands-on editorial guidance, training, and feedback from senior editors.

Reporter, Global Investigations

• Explore and document how RAGtime engages its existing datasets—federal litigation, statutes, regulations, Office of Legal Counsel opinions, and foreign-relations records—surfacing patterns, strengths, and gaps;
• Experiment with new datasets: help identify, evaluate, and onboard new corpora of public records, and assess how they expand what the platform can do;
• Develop use cases by working with senior editors and users to craft and refine the prompts and workflows that turn RAGtime into beneficial tools for research, reporting, and analysis;
• Conduct data journalism and research analysis using RAGtime—finding stories, evidence, and insight in the primary-source record and helping translate them into Lawfare's published work;
• Serve as a thought partner to the editor-in-chief and to volunteer software developers on the platform’s roadmap and capabilities;
• Help keep current and new data pipelines up to date using AI-assisted (“vibe coding”) approaches—formal software-engineering experience is not required;
• Gather and synthesize feedback from users to inform improvements and new features;
• Contribute to platform documentation, user guidance, and, as needed, reporting on platform use for funders and stakeholders;
• Take on other responsibilities as the platform grows.

Data Journalism Fellow

• Break news and deliver exclusive reporting on developments across the energy industry.
• Cover a broad range of topics including oil and gas operations, markets, corporate strategy, M&A, finance, policy, technology, and energy transition trends.
• Produce quick-turn news stories, feature articles, enterprise reporting, and analytical pieces.
• Build and maintain relationships with executives, investors, analysts, regulators, and industry stakeholders.
• Monitor company filings, earnings reports, transactions, commodity markets, regulatory developments, and industry data to identify stories ahead of competitors.
• Generate original story ideas that align with audience interests and evolving industry priorities.
• Collaborate with editors, audience teams, and fellow journalists to shape coverage and maximize impact.
• Contribute to newsletters, social media promotion, and digital publishing initiatives.
• Participate in Hart Energy conferences, webinars, podcasts, awards programs, and other editorial events as needed.
• Stay informed about technological innovation, market dynamics, policy developments, and forces reshaping the energy sector.

Reporter – Energy Markets, Industry Coverage

• Provide breaking news coverage by monitoring agency announcements, tracking regulatory decisions, and filing fast, accurate reports on healthcare policy and industry shifts.
• Write and publish reports using data-driven analysis and narrative journalism techniques to break down complex healthcare regulations and their economic and social impacts.
• Monitor and analyze regulatory updates and news announcements from HHS, FDA, CDC, CMS, and NIH by reviewing press releases, policy statements, agency reports, and regulatory filings.
• Summarize key developments and assess their impact on pharmaceutical companies, insurers, healthcare providers, and patients.
• Track congressional hearings, legislative proposals, and budget discussions related to drug pricing, healthcare access, and regulatory reforms.
• Write summaries and provide analysis of proposed legislation’s potential outcomes.
• Review and analyze lobbying disclosures, campaign finance records, and congressional testimony to identify corporate influence on pharmaceutical policy.
• File Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and examine government databases, legal filings, and enforcement actions to uncover non-public regulatory decisions, corporate influence, and policy loopholes.
• Collect and analyze financial reports, trade data, and regulatory enforcement actions to identify trends in pharmaceutical spending, pricing strategies, and corporate compliance.
• Use spreadsheets and data visualization tools to present findings.
• Cover public health crises by tracking real-time government responses, analyzing official briefings, and reporting on emergency measures related to pandemics, the opioid crisis, and global health threats.
• Interview health officials and industry leaders.
• Examine U.S. healthcare policies in the context of national security by reviewing White House and congressional reports, tracking pandemic preparedness measures, and assessing the role of pharmaceutical supply chains in geopolitical conflicts.
• Analyze Supreme Court and federal court rulings on healthcare and pharmaceutical cases by reading legal opinions, interviewing legal experts, and explaining how decisions affect industry regulations, drug approvals, and patient access.
• Develop and maintain sources across government agencies, industry associations, and advocacy groups by attending briefings, setting up background meetings, and maintaining active communication with key contacts for exclusive insights.
• Attend and report on press briefings, industry conferences, and public events, summarizing key takeaways and identifying emerging trends in healthcare policy and pharmaceutical regulations.
• Coordinate with Reuters’ global team to produce multi-platform coverage, including writing news articles, recording video interviews, developing data visualizations, and posting real-time updates on social media.

Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Reporter – Level 1 Journalist

• Cultivating sources who can provide investigative leads
• Working with the Vice President of Investigations and other colleagues to identify prospective investigations
• Conducting preliminary investigations into promising leads
• Developing and executing thorough investigative plans
• Managing investigative projects by assigning tasks to researchers, fellows, interns
• Authoring accurate, concise, and balanced reporting to be published on POGO’s website and on/in third party websites/publications
• Adhering to publication and production timelines, as well as editorial requirements and policies
• Presenting original investigative findings to POGO’s policy team
• Engaging in follow-up activities, including drafting press pitches and social media content
• Assisting in developing funding proposals to support investigations
• Mentoring more junior investigators, researchers, fellows and interns
• Other duties as required to accomplish POGO’s mission.

Senior Investigative Reporter

• Reporting and writing 2-3 500-1200-word stories per week, either assigned or conceived by you.
• Writing 2-3 Quick Takes weekly, short, 250-300-word items aggregated from other news sites.
• Attending twice-weekly editorial meetings.

Reporter

• Monitor and cover global breaking news stories in real time
• Work alongside other editors in a Seattle-based newsroom
• Participate in afternoon and evening shifts, along with one weekend shift

Breaking News Editor

• Cover the media and how the fourth estate operates
• Write about newspapers, Substackers, TV networks, business leaders, influencers, and other players in the space
• Cultivate high-level sources at new and established outlets
• Pursue big, conversation-starting articles that will appeal to broad audiences
• Blend reporting with analysis

Staff Writer

• Ultimately responsible as “keeper of the record” of legal proceedings, including deposition and hearings.
• Administer the oath to a witness prior to proceedings.
• Monitor and edit realtime transcription of the spoken word through use of Maggie™ proprietary software to ensure an accurate, verbatim written record.
• Protect the official record by confidently intervening if participants are engaging in crosstalk.
• Gather and preserve information needed to produce a final written record, including case information, participants, and exhibits.
• Manage transcript delivery timelines and client communication to ensure timely delivery.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure quality standards are met.
• Responsible for finalizing and certifying that the final transcript is a true and accurate record of the proceeding.

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