White House Correspondent

This is a Full Time Job

OVERVIEW

Intro to Position

We are looking for a full-time correspondent to cover the White House. The position requires experience covering the White House or substantial Congressional or national political experience. The reporter should bring sourcing, energy and sophistication to the beat as well as the ability to think expansively about stories and the best ways to deliver them. The job requires attention to detail, nimbleness in a breaking news environment, big picture thinking and concern for craft. We’re looking for a reporter with five or more years of experience, and we'll place a premium on those with live and lively broadcast experience.

The reporter will be expected to hit daily news deadlines, report longer-form feature and enterprise stories and have the sourcing and drive to break news. The reporter will also be expected to maintain a robust story list and have the ability to report and produce pieces for all NPR programs and platforms with speed and accuracy. Conversational, engaging live broadcast interviews are essential skills.

The position is based in Washington, D.C., and involves occasional travel, weekend work and a variable schedule.

This is an NPR editorial role covered under the terms of the NPR Ethics Handbook. All editorial staff are bound by this guidance. Editorial staff are defined as staff members who play a role in shaping the journalistic or creative direction of NPR's content, including events.

Application Deadline: April 13th, 2026 at 10am ET.

Responsibilities
• Pitches, plans and reports news, features and major enterprise stories for all NPR platforms, including broadcast, podcasts, video and digital.
• Possesses & develops news sources.
• Covers stories as assigned by Washington Desk editors.
• Gathers materials on tape and otherwise, through interviews, press conferences and direct coverage of events.
• In consultation with editors and producers, organizes, edits and produces pieces and news spots.
• Collaborates with editors and show producers to shape on-air discussions (two-ways) and speaks fluently and conversationally live on the air.
• Fulfills administrative obligations arising from assignments, such as filing prompt and accurate expense records and program information/ summaries; maintaining contact with editors and appropriate producers; keeping editors and appropriate producers informed about assignments.

The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list of required responsibilities, duties and skills. Other duties may be assigned, and this job description can be modified at any time.

Minimum Qualifications
• 8 years of experience covering the White House, Congress or national politics.
• Experience covering breaking news with authority and accuracy.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, report and break original stories of interest to a national audience.
• Ability to work quickly under deadline pressure: Must be able to report breaking stories for newscasts, major programs and digital.
• Ability and willingness to travel as needed.
• Ability and willingness to work varied shifts.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience producing pieces, on-air conversations and live reports for radio, digital and social audiences.
• At least three years writing and voicing pieces and live two-ways for radio.
• Expertise in writing, with excellence in news writing, copy-editing and headline writing.

Education Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Economics, History, Journalism or another writing-intensive discipline and/or equivalent work experience.

Work Location & Requirements
• On-site: This is an on-site role based in Washington, D.C.

Job Type
• This is a full-time, exempt position.

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