Foreign Correspondents - Middle East

Job Description

Are you a freelance journalist interested in joining a growing and inspiring international publishing platform?Orato World Media publishes true stories about real people written and verified by journalists across the globe. Our vision at Orato is to reclaim trust in news media events by only publishing verifiable content, written in the words of those who actually experienced the event. By giving men, women, and children around the world the opportunity to speak their truth, and by publishing their stories in English and their native language, Orato allows us to share common values by encouraging citizens to learn, understand, and empathize with one another ? helping remove the divide which separates us.At?orato. world, we are a cadre of reporters, professional writers, editors, developers, photographers, videographers, illustrators, and professionals passionate about journalism, media literacy, humanity, fair and free democracy, and ending the age of misinformation. We are a global brand that believes in what we as media professionals are capable of in a collaborative and supportive, dynamic team.About the opportunityForeign Correspondents will work together with Orato?s team through digital platforms. Foreign Correspondents retained on an ongoing basis will be required to produce 2.5 stories per week, averaging 10 stories every four weeks, that meet the clear standard of what constitutes an Orato story. Producing stories includes subject identification, interviews, and drafting. Qualified stories are then submitted for final copy editing. For each story, foreign correspondents are responsible for verifying and researching the contextual ?background? section confirming the veracity of the story, positively identifying and defining the subject profile, and providing accompanying all the multimedia assets available which may include but not limited to photos, videos, and/ or audio clips.Candidates must be bilingual and fluent in spoken and written English, as well as Arabic. Foreign Correspondents should also be fluent in social media marketing techniques so Orato can extend its reach and permeate the brand by sharing our unique, inspiring, and powerful stories on their own social media networks and in their communities and encouraging subjects to do the same as appropriate.?Foreign Correspondents will be selected from the pool of current freelance journalists writing for Orato and those who ?Join Inside Orato? channel which is free, quick, and easy. The first step in being considered for Foreign Correspondents is to visit?orato. the world?today, complete the Freelancer Assessment, and begin pitching and earning money for the approved stories you write at the publicly disclosed per-story rate fee (hyperlink to proper page). Freelancers will continually be reviewed for Foreign Correspondent opportunities as our brand grows, we extend our audience reach, and as they become available.Regional editors will be paid on an ongoing monthly-rate basis, contingent on delivering 2.5 stories/week or 10 stories every four weeks including 8 short-form and 2 long-form stories. That monthly rate exceeds the per-story fee paid to freelancers.

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