Specialized Reporter (Fact-Checking and News Verification) (French Services) (On Site)

Position Title:

Specialized Reporter (Fact-Checking and News Verification) (French Services) (On Site)

Status of Employment:

Permanent

Position Language Requirement:

French

Language Skills:

French (Reading - E - Exempt), French (Speaking - E - Exempt), French (Writing - E - Exempt)

Work at CBC/Radio-Canada

At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance. 
 
Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.

Unposting Date:

2026-07-02 11:59 PM

Role:

 

Radio-Canada Regional Media is seeking a Specialized Reporter to produce in-depth reports and analytical features. In this role, you will focus on fact-checking, image/video verification and news analysis, specifically targeting the spread of disinformation, fake news and information manipulation. Your content will be delivered across all platforms — primarily digital, but also news, radio and television — and must adhere to CBC/Radio-Canada’s Journalistic Standards and Practices.

 

Key Responsibilities:

•  Actively track current events across social networks, private messaging platforms and online communities where rumours, misinformation and manipulated content frequently circulate.
• Establish and maintain a robust network of sources within the global fact-checking and research communities, staying current on advanced fact-checking techniques, open-source intelligence (OSINT) and image/video verification.
• Attend story meetings. Propose and receive fact-checking and news verification assignments. Identify, verify and debunk false claims, misleading statistics and doctored media circulating publicly and online.
• Research, gather, evaluate and verify complex information on issues and events across the political, social, community, economic, cultural, scientific and public health sectors. Trace information back to its primary sources and analyze how disinformation spreads.
• Plan assignments around the story to be told, outlining your investigative process clearly within your reports. Conduct interviews and assess their relevance. Co-ordinate field production for television as needed. Gather audio recordings for radio.
• Review audio and visual elements. Select or suggest the most impactful clips. Provide data and context for graphic illustrations and data visualizations in your reports.
• Pitch story angles. Write and narrate scripts tailored for digital-first formats (text, short-form video, podcasts, etc.). Suggest an intro. Translate complex investigative processes into clear, highly accessible stories for a general audience in the style appropriate for the platform.
• Submit all story components for editorial approval.
• Supervise editing as required. For television news, isolate and assemble audio/video clips. Perform rough editing for radio and, if necessary, oversee the mixing process.
• Prepare live stand-ups; Propose questions and clips, and suggest their order.
• Deliver on air your reports, interviews and analysis segments dealing with fact-checking and news verification. As needed, collaborate with journalists in other regional bureaus and partner closely with the national Décrypteurs team on joint investigations.
• Inform newsroom management of any event that warrants a news flash or special coverage.
• Ensure the availability of the resources required to produce your reports (studio, booths, technician, etc.).
• Drive a news vehicle.
• Carry out all other related tasks as needed.

 

This role requires full-time on-site presence. 

Your profile:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications or a related discipline (or equivalent professional experience).
• Five (5) years’ relevant experience in a newsroom, investigative unit, dedicated fact-checking team or the equivalent.

 

Skills:

• Broad general knowledge.
• Excellent knowledge of current events.
• Solid command of French (working language).
• Strong proficiency in English. Proficient knowledge of platform-specific storytelling techniques.
• Understanding of CBC/Radio-Canada’s Journalistic Standards and Practices.
• Deep knowledge of the digital ecosystem, including social media, messaging platforms, online communities and disinformation mechanisms. Advanced proficiency in fact-checking, image/video verification and open-source intelligence (OSINT) data analysis techniques.
• Ability to break down and explain complex issues clearly for a wide audience across various digital formats.
• Curiosity, critical thinking skills, attention to detail and journalistic independence.
• Keen interest in a wide range of non-partisan regional and national issues, spanning social, community, economic, cultural, scientific and public health topics).

 

Shortlisted candidates will be subject to the following:

• Journalism assessment (general knowledge, French grammar and writing).
• Interview.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
 

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the next

step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes:  

• A mandatory Criminal record check. 

• Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to [email protected].
 
You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest. In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.

Primary Location:

888 Rue St-Jean, Quebec, Quebec, G1R 5H6

Number of Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

Full time