The New York Times
Fellow, Visual Investigations
$82K
New York, NY · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- No more than five years of full-time professional journalism experience, excluding internships.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be authorized to work in the United States. Work visas will not be sponsored; applicants with valid work authorization or a valid student visa extendable with Optional Practical Training will be considered.
About the job
Investigates breaking news by gathering and verifying open-source visual evidence, analyzing it with reporters and video producers, and developing investigative stories and visual analysis.
What you'll do
- Find and assess visuals from the open web in response to breaking news; help organize and analyze video evidence.
- Propose storylines and investigative targets, and collaborate with colleagues across the newsroom.
- Participate in fellowship training and social programs.
What they ask for
- Familiarity with OSINT and visual verification.
- Familiarity with journalistic storytelling, including writing, visual storytelling, or video.
- Experience with or involvement in developing investigative reporting targets.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Nice to have
- Programming skills or fluency in an additional language.
- Ability to source, geolocate, and chronolocate audiovisual evidence; familiarity with satellite imagery and data, or experience in scriptwriting and video production.
Pay
$82,414.80 — $82,414.80 USD annual base pay
Tools
satellite imagery, eyewitness videos, airplane- and ship-tracking platforms
AI focus
No AI work is described. Applicants are asked not to use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.
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