News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

• Summary

• Details

Work Activities

• Transmit news stories or reporting information from remote locations, using equipment such as satellite phones, telephones, fax machines, or modems.
• Check reference materials, such as books, news files, or public records, to obtain relevant facts.
• Report news stories for publication or broadcast, describing the background and details of events.
• 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.
• Write commentaries, columns, or scripts, using computers.
• Coordinate and serve as an anchor on news broadcast programs.
• Report on specialized fields such as medicine, green technology, environmental issues, science, politics, sports, arts, consumer affairs, business, religion, crime, or education.
• Revise work to meet editorial approval or to fit time or space requirements.
• Arrange interviews with people who can provide information about a story.
• Gather information and develop perspectives about news subjects through research, interviews, observation, and experience.
• Discuss issues with editors to establish priorities or positions.
• Coordinate and serve as an anchor on news broadcast programs.
• Present news stories, and introduce in-depth videotaped segments or live transmissions from on-the-scene reporters.
• Select material most pertinent to presentation, and organize this material into appropriate formats.
• Conduct taped or filmed interviews or narratives.
• Investigate breaking news developments, such as disasters, crimes, or human-interest stories.
• Analyze and interpret news and information received from various sources to broadcast the information.
• Receive assignments or evaluate leads or tips to develop story ideas.
• Present live or recorded commentary via broadcast media.
• Report on specialized fields such as medicine, green technology, environmental issues, science, politics, sports, arts, consumer affairs, business, religion, crime, or education.
• Photograph or videotape news events.
• Determine a published or broadcasted story's emphasis, length, and format, organizing material accordingly.
• Establish and maintain relationships with individuals who are credible sources of information.
• Write online blog entries that address news developments or offer additional information, opinions, or commentary on news events.
• Review and evaluate notes taken about news events to isolate pertinent facts and details.
• Assign stories to other reporters or duties to production staff.
• Review written, audio, or video copy, and correct errors in content, grammar, or punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines.
• Write columns, editorials, commentaries, or reviews that interpret events or offer opinions.
• Develop ideas or material for columns or commentaries by analyzing and interpreting news, current issues, or personal experiences.
• Take pictures or video, and process them for inclusion in a story.
• Research a story's background information to provide complete and accurate information.
• Communicate with readers, viewers, advertisers, or the general public via mail, email, or telephone.

Skills

• Complex Problem Solving
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
• Equipment Maintenance
  • Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.
• Judgment and Decision Making
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
• Service Orientation
  • Looking for ways to help people.
• Instructing
  • Teaching people how to do something.
• Coordination
  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
• Equipment Selection
  • Deciding what kind of tools and equipment are needed to do a job.
• Learning Strategies
  • Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.
• Persuasion
  • Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
• Time Management
  • Managing your time and the time of other people.
• Management of Financial Resources
  • Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.
• Active Learning
  • Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.
• Technology Design
  • Making equipment and technology useful for customers.
• Systems Analysis
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
• Monitoring
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
• Science
  • Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.
• Troubleshooting
  • Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.
• Repairing
  • Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.
• Active Listening
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
• Writing
  • Writing things for co-workers or customers.
• Operations Monitoring
  • Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.
• Reading Comprehension
  • Reading work-related information.
• Management of Material Resources
  • Managing equipment and materials.
• Operations Analysis
  • Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.
• Speaking
  • Talking to others.
• Mathematics
  • Using math to solve problems.
• Quality Control Analysis
  • Testing how well a product or service works.
• Installation
  • Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs.
• Social Perceptiveness
  • Understanding people's reactions.
• Systems Evaluation
  • Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
• Negotiation
  • Bringing people together to solve differences.
• Programming
  • Writing computer programs.
• Critical Thinking
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
• Management of Personnel Resources
  • Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.
• Operation and Control
  • Using equipment or systems.

Abilities

• Memorization
  • Remembering words, numbers, pictures, or steps.
• Deductive Reasoning
  • Using rules to solve problems.
• Night Vision
  • Seeing at night or under low light.
• Fluency of Ideas
  • Coming up with lots of ideas.
• Category Flexibility
  • Grouping things in different ways.
• Speech Recognition
  • Recognizing spoken words.
• Spatial Orientation
  • Knowing where things are around you.
• Manual Dexterity
  • Holding or moving items with your hands.
• Reaction Time
  • Quickly moving your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command.
• Auditory Attention
  • Paying attention to one sound while there are other distracting sounds.
• Oral Expression
  • Communicating by speaking.
• Inductive Reasoning
  • Making general rules or coming up with answers from lots of detailed information.
• Written Comprehension
  • Reading and understanding what is written.
• Sound Localization
  • Noticing the direction that a sound came from.
• Glare Sensitivity
  • Seeing something even if there is a glare or very bright light.
• Response Orientation
  • Quickly deciding if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part.
• Visual Color Discrimination
  • Noticing the difference between colors, including shades and brightness.
• Wrist-Finger Speed
  • Making fast, simple, repeated movements of your fingers, hands, and wrists.
• Number Facility
  • Adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.
• Visualization
  • Imagining how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
• Gross Body Coordination
  • Moving your arms, legs, and mid-section together while your whole body is moving.
• Perceptual Speed
  • Quickly comparing groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Keeping your arm or hand steady.
• Hearing Sensitivity
  • Telling the difference between sounds.
• Peripheral Vision
  • Seeing something to your side when your are looking ahead.
• Extent Flexibility
  • Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• Control Precision
  • Quickly changing the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
• Oral Comprehension
  • Listening and understanding what people say.
• Static Strength
  • Lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying.
• Explosive Strength
  • Jumping, sprinting, or throwing something.
• Near Vision
  • Seeing details up close.
• Flexibility of Closure
  • Seeing hidden patterns.
• Time Sharing
  • Doing two or more things at the same time.
• Rate Control
  • Changing when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.
• Finger Dexterity
  • Putting together small parts with your fingers.
• Selective Attention
  • Paying attention to something without being distracted.
• Originality
  • Creating new and original ideas.
• Mathematical Reasoning
  • Choosing the right type of math to solve a problem.
• Speech Clarity
  • Speaking clearly.
• Stamina
  • Exercising for a long time without getting out of breath.
• Gross Body Equilibrium
  • Keeping your balance or staying upright.
• Problem Sensitivity
  • Noticing when problems happen.
• Information Ordering
  • Ordering or arranging things.
• Speed of Closure
  • Quickly knowing what you are looking at.
• Written Expression
  • Communicating by writing.
• Dynamic Strength
  • Exercising for a long time without your muscles getting tired.
• Dynamic Flexibility
  • Quickly and repeatedly bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching out with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• Far Vision
  • Seeing details that are far away.
• Multilimb Coordination
  • Using your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down.
• Speed of Limb Movement
  • Quickly moving your arms and legs.
• Depth Perception
  • Deciding which thing is closer or farther away from you, or deciding how far away it is from you.
• Trunk Strength
  • Using your lower back and stomach.

Knowledge

• Sociology and Anthropology
  • Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
• Mathematics
  • Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Telecommunications
  • Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
• Therapy and Counseling
  • Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
• Physics
  • Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
• Engineering and Technology
  • Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• Philosophy and Theology
  • Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
• Mechanical
  • Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Medicine and Dentistry
  • Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
• Law and Government
  • Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• Education and Training
  • Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Sales and Marketing
  • Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
• English Language
  • Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Production and Processing
  • Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Fine Arts
  • Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
• Food Production
  • Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
• Customer and Personal Service
  • Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Public Safety and Security
  • Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• Design
  • Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Building and Construction
  • Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
• Economics and Accounting
  • Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
• Administrative
  • Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
• History and Archeology
  • Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
• Administration and Management
  • Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Geography
  • Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
• Transportation
  • Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
• Chemistry
  • Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
• Biology
  • Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
• Psychology
  • Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Communications and Media
  • Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
• Computers and Electronics
  • Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Personnel and Human Resources
  • Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
• Foreign Language
  • Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.

Education

Education

Bachelor's degree

Work Experience

No work experience

Training

No on-the-job training

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  3307 3rd Ave W, Seattle WA 98119-1997
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  Program Name
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  Program Name
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  Mass Communication/Media Studies
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  Bachelor's degree
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• Walla Walla University
  204 S College Ave, College Place WA 99324-1198
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  1,000 - 4,999

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  https://www.wallawalla.edu/
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  Radio and Television
  Length
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  Bachelor's degree
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  Award Level
  Bachelor's degree
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  https://wsu.edu/
  Program Name
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  Length
  4 years
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  Program Name
  Broadcast Journalism
  Length
  4 years
  Award Level
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  Program Name
  Journalism
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  4 years
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  516 High Street, Bellingham WA 98225-9008
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  10,000 - 19,999

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  Program Name
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  4 years
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  Bachelor's degree
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  Journalism, Other
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  Bachelor's degree
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• Whitworth University
  300 W Hawthorne Rd, Spokane WA 99251
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  Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above

  Admissions
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  1,000 - 4,999

  Financial Aid 509-777-1000
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Pay

Washington Annual Salary

57040/yr

Washington Hourly Wage

27.42/hr

Washington Employment Trends

Currently Employed

940

Yearly Projected Openings

80

Personality

Artistic: People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules. They do well at jobs that need:

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

Tools

• Audio vidio console
• Desktop computers
• Digital audio workstation DAW
• Digital camcorders or video cameras
• Digital cameras
• Digital voice recorders
• Flash memory storage card
• Headphones
• Laser fax machine
• Microphones
• Mobile phones
• Notebook computers
• Personal computers
• Satellite core equipment
• Special purpose telephones
• Video editors

Technology

• Analytical or scientific software
• Data base user interface and query software
• Desktop publishing software
• Electronic mail software
• Facilities management software
• Geographic information system
• Graphics or photo imaging software
• Information retrieval or search software
• Instant messaging software
• Internet browser software
• Map creation software
• Music or sound editing software
• Object oriented data base management software
• Office suite software
• Presentation software
• Project management software
• Spreadsheet software
• Video creation and editing software
• Web page creation and editing software
• Web platform development software
• Word processing software