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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.

What you’d do

  • 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.

Skills that matter

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

How to get there

Considerable preparation: most need a four-year bachelor's degree

Also called

  • Anchor
  • News Anchor
  • News Reporter
  • Reporter
  • Journalist
  • Multimedia Journalist

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