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Broadcast Journalist Job Description

Broadcast Journalists Research, Investigate And Present News And Current Affairs For Television, Radio And The Internet. Their Aim Is To Present Information In A Fair, Balanced And Accurate Way Through News Bulletins, Documentaries And Other Factual Programmes.

Broadcast Journalists Can Fill A Number Of Roles Within The Media Including Editor, Reporter, Presenter/news Anchor, Producer And Correspondent.Although Exact Duties And Responsibilities Will Vary From Role To Role And Between Radio, Television And The Internet, Broadcast Journalists Will Generally Be Involved In Many Of The Following Duties On A Daily Basis:

Broadcast Journalist Duties/Functions/Responsibilities

  • identifying necessary resources and deploying/managing technical crews for location shoots, including sound operators and camera crew;
  • generating ideas for stories and features and following leads from news agencies, the police, the public, press conferences and other sources;
  • developing and maintaining local contacts and assuming a public relations role;
  • understanding and complying with media law and industry codes of conduct.
  • pitching ideas to editors and commissioners;
  • deciding on the running order for bulletins and making any necessary changes during broadcast;
  • researching and collating evidence and information to support a story using relevant information sources such as the internet, archives, databases, etc.;
  • writing scripts for bulletins, headlines and reports;
  • selecting appropriate locations, pictures and sound and exercising editorial judgement on the best angle to approach a story from;
  • using portable digital video (DV) cameras and other equipment to record material and appropriate editing software to produce complete packages for broadcast;
  • preparing and presenting material 'on air' for both pre-recorded and live pieces;
  • providing directorial input, advising crews on what to film or record;
  • identifying potential interviewees, briefing them, preparing interview questions and conducting both live and recorded interviews;
  • preparing timings for each news item and monitoring these during broadcast;

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