Senior Journalist
BBC Media Action
Purpose of the Role
- This role will lead and deliver impactful disinformation journalism that helps audiences understand, identify, and challenge false or misleading information.
- Using data-driven research, OSINT, forensic techniques, and traditional reporting methods, the role investigates how and why disinformation spreads, who is behind it, and its real-world impact.
- Working collaboratively across BBC teams and language services, the post-holder produces engaging, accessible, multi-platform content in English and local languages that informs audiences and strengthens media literacy.
Your Key Responsibilities and Impact
- Lead the monitoring and analysis of disinformation trends across Africa using OSINT, analytics tools, and investigative journalism techniques.
- Produce and commission impactful, audience-focused stories that demonstrate the real-world effects of disinformation and conspiracy theories.
- Coordinate cross-BBC disinformation projects, fostering collaboration between language services, editorial teams, and specialist units.
- Create engaging multi-platform content, including video, audio, text, graphics, and on-air reporting, that explains complex issues transparently and accessibly.
- Plan and deliver coverage of major news events, supporting teams with resources, expertise, and accurate reporting to counter misinformation.
Your Skills and Experience
Essential Criteria:
- Proven expertise in OSINT, forensic tools, and data-driven research, delivering high-impact, newsworthy investigations and disinformation reporting.
- Strong digital journalism background, producing high-quality written, video, live, and pre-recorded content while translating complex, data-heavy stories into compelling multi-platform storytelling.
- Experienced in managing sensitive editorial projects, collaborating with Legal, Editorial Policy, High Risk, and cross-functional teams to ensure accurate, responsible, and safe reporting.
- Skilled at growing and engaging audiences through social media, understanding audience needs, and creating content that resonates across diverse BBC and World Service platforms.
- Highly organised and self-motivated, with a proven ability to generate ideas, manage projects remotely, meet tight deadlines, and deliver accurate work under pressure.
Application Closing Date
12th October, 2026.
How to Apply
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