General News Reporter
| Posting date: | 14 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 July 2025 |
| Location: | Paddington, W2 1AF |
| Company: | PA Media Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1467 |
Summary
Role overview
About us.
PA is the UK and Ireland’s trusted national news agency, delivering 24/7 multimedia journalism to every major newsroom across the
country. With more than 150 years of newsgathering experience, our commitment to fast, fair and accurate reporting was recently
recognised when PA Media was named National News Media Organisation of the Year at the Media Freedom Awards.
We sit at the heart of PA Media Group, a diverse portfolio of media and data businesses, including the picture agency Alamy and
the video platform StreamAMG. Whether it's breaking news, live video, expert analysis or high-quality visuals, we provide
essential content to publishers, broadcasters and brands.
Inclusion.
We’re proud of our inclusive culture where individuality is celebrated, and people are empowered to do their best work. If you
need adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact our recruitment team – we’re here to help.
About the role.
We are looking for a top quality reporter to join our general news reporting team in London. This is an exciting opportunity to
join a highly-respected team with a reputation for speed and accuracy that is second to none.
What you will be doing.
Based in London, the successful candidate will be a first-rate all-round news reporter comfortable with court cases, inquests,
your own exclusives and off-diary uplifting stories and much more.
* Producing accurate, fast, impartial and clearly written copy in line with the PA news agency’s core standards
* Taking stills and shooting video where required
* Using social media to source exclusive and breaking news stories
* Working a part of a team with fellow general reporters but also helping our specialist correspondents
* Working closely with PA customers, whether local or national
What you will need.
* Extensive experience of reporting – ideally to agency/daily newspaper level.
* Up-to-date knowledge of media law and an interest in politics
* Minimum 100wpm shorthand
* To be able work under pressure
* An NCTJ or equivalent qualification
* The ability to verify and source social media material
What we offer.
* 25 days holiday
* Holiday purchase scheme
* Annual wellbeing day
* Annual volunteering day
* Annual eye care vouchers
* BUPA Health cash plan
* Life Assurance (4x salary)
* Onsite gym
* Employee Assistance Programme
About us.
PA is the UK and Ireland’s trusted national news agency, delivering 24/7 multimedia journalism to every major newsroom across the
country. With more than 150 years of newsgathering experience, our commitment to fast, fair and accurate reporting was recently
recognised when PA Media was named National News Media Organisation of the Year at the Media Freedom Awards.
We sit at the heart of PA Media Group, a diverse portfolio of media and data businesses, including the picture agency Alamy and
the video platform StreamAMG. Whether it's breaking news, live video, expert analysis or high-quality visuals, we provide
essential content to publishers, broadcasters and brands.
Inclusion.
We’re proud of our inclusive culture where individuality is celebrated, and people are empowered to do their best work. If you
need adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact our recruitment team – we’re here to help.
About the role.
We are looking for a top quality reporter to join our general news reporting team in London. This is an exciting opportunity to
join a highly-respected team with a reputation for speed and accuracy that is second to none.
What you will be doing.
Based in London, the successful candidate will be a first-rate all-round news reporter comfortable with court cases, inquests,
your own exclusives and off-diary uplifting stories and much more.
* Producing accurate, fast, impartial and clearly written copy in line with the PA news agency’s core standards
* Taking stills and shooting video where required
* Using social media to source exclusive and breaking news stories
* Working a part of a team with fellow general reporters but also helping our specialist correspondents
* Working closely with PA customers, whether local or national
What you will need.
* Extensive experience of reporting – ideally to agency/daily newspaper level.
* Up-to-date knowledge of media law and an interest in politics
* Minimum 100wpm shorthand
* To be able work under pressure
* An NCTJ or equivalent qualification
* The ability to verify and source social media material
What we offer.
* 25 days holiday
* Holiday purchase scheme
* Annual wellbeing day
* Annual volunteering day
* Annual eye care vouchers
* BUPA Health cash plan
* Life Assurance (4x salary)
* Onsite gym
* Employee Assistance Programme