Reporters & Correspondents
Also called: Reporter, Anchor, News Reporter, General Assignment Reporter
In the military: see titles from the Army, Marine Corps, or Navy.
What they do:
Collect and analyze facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation, or observation. Report and write stories for newspaper, news magazine, radio, or television.
On the job, you would:
- Report news stories for publication or broadcast, describing the background and details of events.
- Arrange interviews with people who can provide information about a story.
- Review copy and correct errors in content, grammar, and punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines.
Arts and Humanities
Communications
Business
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
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Verbal
Ideas and Logic
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People interested in this work like activities that include
creating, designing, and making your own rules. They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Data base user interface and query software
Analytical or scientific software
Map creation software
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$34,870
per year, on average
This work is part of the green economy. |
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