Investigative researcher

Investigative researchers do the deep digging that powers investigative journalism. The work involves researching records, data, and documents, tracing connections, verifying information, and uncovering the evidence that supports investigative stories, often working alongside reporters over long projects.

They work for newsrooms and investigative organisations. The role suits tenacious, methodical, sharp people who can dig through documents and data, follow trails of evidence, verify findings rigorously, and combine research skill with the persistence and judgment to surface the facts that hold the powerful to account and stand up to scrutiny.