Reporters & Correspondents

What you'll do

You are handed a set of documents and asked to write the story that is in them. The sources are public records, reports and long filings; the output is a straight news article or a summary built with the conventions a newsroom would recognise (a proper lead, inverted pyramid structure, no opinion).

Accuracy carries more weight than style here. Every claim needs to trace back to the documents, and you keep a record of your research method and citation trail so someone else can check the path from source to sentence. Drafts go through rounds of editorial feedback, much like a desk edit, and you revise for structure, clarity and factual consistency.

What the model is learning from you is the discipline of document journalism: how to find the finding in two hundred pages, and how to say it without overreaching.

Who fits

• At least four years as a reporter or correspondent at a recognised media outlet
• A document-heavy beat: investigative, business or science reporting are the examples given
• A track record of rigorous sourcing and fact-checking on verifiable reporting rather than commentary
• Comfort synthesising large volumes of material into a structured narrative
• Familiarity with journalistic standards on transparency, citation and public records
• Remote editorial collaboration experience helps

Columnists and opinion writers are, by the ad's own wording, not the target.

What it pays

$40–75/hour, micro1's published band. No compensation structure is stated, so it is not clear whether the figure is paid per hour worked or derived from per-article rates. At the upper end it compares well with freelance news rates, which rarely work out that high per hour once research time is counted.

Worth knowing

Good:

• Fifty openings and a high-demand flag, so the intake is broad
• Rewards the unglamorous skills (records work, verification) that freelance markets often underpay
• No AI experience needed
• Fully remote

Less good:

• The four-year outlet requirement rules out many freelancers and newsletter writers
• No hours, deadlines or article volume stated
• You write for training data, not bylines; nothing here builds a public portfolio
• Contractor engagement with no benefits

About this listing

Posted by micro1 on its referral jobs board and read on 24 September 2026. The pay band, fifty openings and requirements are micro1's published text; the location is remote with no country restriction stated. The ad does not state payment schedule or weekly hours.

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