Business Correspondent, Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies
The New York Times CompanySan Francisco, CA · full time · Mid
$124,980 – $190,000
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What this role is
This role covers OpenAI and Anthropic for The New York Times Business desk, reporting on the artificial intelligence industry's competitive landscape, corporate dealings, and broader implications for technology, economics, and geopolitics. The position suits an experienced journalist with a strong track record of company reporting and source cultivation who can move fluidly between breaking news and deep investigative features.
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What they ask for
Required
- 5+ years of beat reporting and writing experience
- Demonstrated ability to produce crisply written, well-organized stories
- Experience collaborating across newsroom teams
- Proven success building and cultivating sources
- Experience reporting on companies
- Comfortable handling both breaking news and enterprise reporting
- Write on deadline and respond to feedback
Nice to have
- Passion for professional development and learning from colleagues
- Collaborative and independent spirit
- Interest in audience engagement
- Flexibility as newsroom priorities evolve
- Bottomless curiosity about the world
- Commitment to tough and fair reporting