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The Job The Fact Check team is a quality control within CNN that collaborates closely with editorial departments in making sure published and broadcast reporting meets the highest factual standards. On an average weekday, the Fact Check team of editors and researchers vets dozens of pieces of TV and digital platforms. The Fact Check editor supports the review of CNN’s Spanish and English language content for linear and digital platforms. The Daily Collaborate with department supervisors and researchers to review CNN stories for accuracy and fairness, making sure potential concerns of libel, defamation, and use infringement are referred to Legal and Standards departments. Ensure completed stories meet platform and show needs. Newsgroup-wide reporting approval, including but not limited to TV packages, investigative pieces, documentaries, digital writes and videos. Communicate with reporters, editors, producers and writers to ensure reporting meets high standards of storytelling, clarity, accuracy, quality, fairness, and balance. Work with CNN Newsgathering, Digital, bureaus and the Affiliate Content Center, among other units, to clear reportable information across all platforms. The Essentials Five years of journalism experience, including producing or copy-editing TV newscasts, magazine shows, or a major daily newspaper and/or news website. Bachelor’s degree preferred; four years of university study and/or journalism education. Must be bilingual (written and spoken) in English and Spanish. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Willingness to work in a dynamic and fast-moving 24‑hour news schedule that includes availability for evenings, weekends and news demands. How We Get Things Done… This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview. Championing Inclusion at WBD Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law. If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request. In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery’s total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $86,800.00 - $161,200.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short‑ and long‑term incentives, and program‑specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation. #J-18808-Ljbffr CNN

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