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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Also called: Anchor, News Anchor, News Reporter, Reporter

What they do:

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.

On the job, you would:
  • Write commentaries, columns, or scripts, using computers.
  • Coordinate and serve as an anchor on news broadcast programs.
  • Examine news items of local, national, and international significance to determine topics to address, or obtain assignments from editorial staff members.
On the job, you'll need:

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Communications

  • multimedia
  • telecommunications

Safety and Government

  • law and government

Engineering and Technology

  • computers and electronics

Basic Skills

  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • reading work related information

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Social

  • understanding people's reactions
  • changing what is done based on other people's actions

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
  • create new and original ideas

Artistic

People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.

  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Integrity
  • Initiative
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Achievement/Effort

Video creation and editing software

  • Adobe After Effects
  • YouTube

Data base user interface and query software

  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft SQL Server

Web page creation and editing software

  • Facebook
  • WordPress

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Below Average.

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Median Annual Salary: $55,960