Freelance Afternoon Reporter

The Daily Dot is seeking a part-time reporter to join our tech and politics section. As a reporter, you will be responsible for generating story ideas, pitching and finding new beats, and producing original reporting and breaking news articles. You will report directly to the senior politics and tech editor. The ideal candidate for this position is interested in working afternoon shifts on a Monday-Thursday schedule, approximately 20 hours a week. The hourly rate for this position is $25 with a three-month review built-in. This job is fully remote. While the role requires keeping abreast of the top tech and politics news of the day, the ideal candidate will pitch a specific beat to own and cover that stands out from the general day-to-day news.

It could be as covering tech workers organizing amid layoffs, a rising web3 backlash, a new strain of a virulent political movement appearing on the web, deepfakes and free speech, or apps vying to replace Twitter. The ideal candidate will have one (related) thing they love to cover and will cover it well.

The reporter will need to:

Pitch and find a new beat for the Debug section
Continually pitch new story ideas that align with the daily news cycle
Produce original reporting and breaking news articles on a regular basis, approximately two stories a day