Broadcast News Analysts
Also called:
News Anchor, News Director, Anchor, Broadcast Meteorologist
see titles from the Army, Marine Corps, or Navy.
Public Affairs Broadcast Specialist
Broadcast Journalist
Broadcaster
What they do:
Analyze, interpret, and broadcast news received from various sources.
On the job, you would:
- Analyze and interpret news and information received from various sources in order to be able to broadcast the information.
- Write commentaries, columns, or scripts, using computers.
- Examine news items of local, national, and international significance in order to determine topics to address, or obtain assignments from editorial staff members.
Communications
- multimedia
- telecommunications
Arts and Humanities
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Business
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Basic Skills
- talking to others
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
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
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Verbal
- communicate by writing
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Visual Understanding
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
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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:
- Attention to Detail
- Stress Tolerance
- Persistence
- Achievement/Effort
- Dependability
- Concern for Others
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Examples of the technology used in this career will be available soon.
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bachelor's degree or
associate's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$55,720
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the military:
see titles from the Army, Marine Corps, or Navy.
