Descriptions

SUMMARY

OVERVIEW

- Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Nation Media Group (NMG), is Tanzania`s largest independent news network with an award-winning presence in print and digital media.

- We are publishers of leading national news brands Mwananchi, The Citizen and Mwanaspoti in print and digital formats, and proprietors of the Mwananchi Digital suite of products and Mwanaclick.

- We are audience-led, market-driven with a clear mission to empower the nation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Developing reports and writing news and feature stories for the title he/she is assigned to in finished form, so that no major rewrite is required or no extensive additional report is needed.

- Attending assigned news functions, taking notes on location, carrying out interviews, checking facts and making an audio/visual recording as the case may be.

- Writing news or features at their own initiative, choice and judgment or at the direction of either the News Editor or Section Editor.

- Ensuring that the material so written reflects a thorough understanding of MCL`s style of journalism as defined in the editorial policy guidelines and objectives, the house style and the journalistic code of ethical journalism.

- Researching and providing background information to make copy complete.

- Briefs News Editor on stories gathered and writes the selected ones within set deadlines by 100%.

- Following news leads and maintaining close contacts with news sources.

- Continually building his/her contacts list and demonstrating its value with consistent exclusive reports or information.

- Primarily but not solely responsible for the correctness of facts, content and style of his/her news materials.

- Closely cooperating with photographers from whom he/she orders pictures on the issues he/she covers.

- Stories submitted must be supported by pictures, videos and audio.

REQUIREMENTS

- Academic: Bachelor degree in Journalism/Mass Communication or its equivalent from a recognized institution.

- Experience: Two (2) years of relevant experience.

- Should have professional accreditation from the Journalist Accreditation Board.

BENEFITS

- Not specified.

DEADLINE

- July 15, 2026.

JOB TYPE

- Full-time.

HOW TO APPLY

Women are highly encouraged to apply. Applications should be in PDF format. Use the instructions inside the job description to apply. Applications can be sent to [email protected].