News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Narrate or write news stories, reviews, or commentary for print, broadcast, or other communications media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, or television. May collect and analyze information through interview, investigation, or observation.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Anchor; Journalist; Multimedia Journalist; News Anchor; News Reporter; Reporter; Staff Writer; TV News Anchor (Television News Anchor); TV News Reporter (Television News Reporter); TV Reporter (Television Reporter)

Tasks

• Report news stories for publication or broadcast, describing the background and details of events.
• Gather information and develop perspectives about news subjects through research, interviews, observation, and experience.
• Research a story's background information to provide complete and accurate information.
• Arrange interviews with people who can provide information about a story.
• Establish and maintain relationships with individuals who are credible sources of information.
• Investigate breaking news developments, such as disasters, crimes, or human-interest stories.
• Select material most pertinent to presentation, and organize this material into appropriate formats.
• Report on specialized fields such as medicine, green technology, environmental issues, science, politics, sports, arts, consumer affairs, business, religion, crime, or education.
• Review and evaluate notes taken about news events to isolate pertinent facts and details.
• Receive assignments or evaluate leads or tips to develop story ideas.
• Check reference materials, such as books, news files, or public records, to obtain relevant facts.
• Determine a published or broadcasted story's emphasis, length, and format, organizing material accordingly.
• Examine news items of local, national, and international significance to determine topics to address, or obtain assignments from editorial staff members.
• Take pictures or video, and process them for inclusion in a story.
• Review written, audio, or video copy, and correct errors in content, grammar, or punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines.

Knowledge

• English Language
• Communications and Media
• Computers and Electronics
• Customer and Personal Service
• Telecommunications

Skills

• Active Listening
• Reading Comprehension
• Speaking
• Critical Thinking
• Writing
• Active Learning
• Monitoring

Abilities

• Written Comprehension
• Written Expression
• Oral Comprehension
• Oral Expression
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Speech Clarity
• Information Ordering
• Speech Recognition
• Originality
• Problem Sensitivity
• Near Vision
• Fluency of Ideas
• Category Flexibility
• Flexibility of Closure
• Selective Attention