Reporter

Responsibilities:

• Identifying newsworthy events and developments in their region of operation.
• Conducting research and writing scripts on topics prior to broadcasts.
• Attending and reporting on events that are of interest to the public.
• Delivering scripted, spontaneous, live, and prerecorded reports on newsworthy events.
• Interviewing eye-witnesses, authorities, and people of interest in news stories.
• Transcribing and summarizing events for further news purposes.
• Traveling to events and ensuring the proper maintenance, security, and care of recording equipment.
• Working collaboratively with cameramen and other members of a reporting team.
• Representing the organization at conferences, press briefings, events, and interviews.
• Ensuring a professional appearance, language use, and manner throughout reports.