Senior Writer, Fact-Checking and News Verification; French Services; On Site

Position Title

Senior Writer, Fact‑Checking and News Verification (French Services) (On Site)

Permanent

English, French

English (Reading - C
- Advanced), English (Speaking - C
- Advanced), English (Writing - C
- Advanced), French (Reading - C
- Advanced), French (Speaking - C
- Advanced), French (Writing - C
- Advanced)

181 Queen Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1K9

1

Full time

Radio‑Canada is seeking a dynamic Senior Writer to research and write content for its national and regional radio, television and digital platforms. The focus is on fact‑checking, image verification, and news analysis to expose complex disinformation and debunk fake news trends, using exceptional storytelling and writing skills tailored for broadcast and digital media.

• Monitor and research regional and national issues surrounding disinformation and fake news by cultivating a diverse network of sources across social media, private messaging platforms and online communities.
• Authenticate claims, statistics, images and videos using open‑source intelligence (OSINT) and deep primary‑source verification.
• Craft clear and concise on‑air and digital content that explains these issues, providing detailed analysis to help audiences understand the verification process and its findings.
• Critically review, edit and provide constructive feedback on scripts, copy and production elements created by team members.
• Coordinate the exchange of program content, including collaborative storytelling projects with other regional stations across the network.

• Perform duties typically assigned to a reporter/editor specializing in fact‑checking.
• Design, structure and coordinate online content focused on news verification and analysis.
• Edit, encode, digitize and package audio and video for a website using appropriate technologies.
• Prepare content for digital distribution, including coding and formatting as well as manipulating images, graphics and data visualizations.

• University degree in journalism, communications or a related discipline (or equivalent professional experience).
• Minimum five (5) years’ relevant, proven experience in fact‑checking, investigative journalism or news verification, coupled with a deep understanding of both the broadcasting industry and the digital media ecosystem.

• Technical knowledge of digital tool development or programming (e.g., web scraping, automated monitoring and data visualization).

Candidates will be subject to a mandatory criminal record check and additional background checks may be conducted based on operational requirements. CBC/Radio‑Canada is committed to reflecting Canada’s diversity and provides equal opportunity for all applicants. If you have accommodation needs at any stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible.