Opinion | Want a newsroom job that doesn’t exist? Here’s how to pitch it.

A mid-career reporter came to me recently with a career dilemma: She knew exactly what she wanted to do next, but that job didn’t exist at her newsroom. After nearly a decade on the education beat, the reporter wanted to move into a role that let her use her burgeoning AI skills to help other education reporters tackle complex stories.

Do you know any newsrooms looking for someone to do this kind of work? she asked.

No, I told her, but why not start meeting with editors to explain why they should create this role for you?

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