Duties and Responsibilities: Broadcast News Analysts are also known as Reporters, Correspondents, and News Anchors. News analysts gather and prepare story information deemed news-worthy, analyze and interpret, then report the news to the public through various channels, television, radio, and print i.e. news papers and magazines. Reporters and correspondents receive their news through various sources; news wires, the field themselves, interviews, other reporters and correspondents etc.

News Reporters, Anchors and Correspondents typically specialize in particular areas of news for instance politics, sports, weather, local, national and international. Political correspondents often times are involved in procuring news from the source by interviewing candidates closely involved in the news, or professionals that may help to analyze and interpret the news. Sources can be from public officials, corporate executives, special interest groups etc. Sports reporters are often at the games themselves whether it be Football, Basketball, Baseball or the Olympics; they will report the scores, interview key players and analyze the teams performance and the games highlights. Weather Newscasters are typically trained meteorologists and have the knowledge to analyze and interpret weather data and develop forecasts of weather conditions. They will report this news as local weather conditions and forecasts, regionally, and even nationally.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Typical required skills and abilities for News Analysts, Anchors, Reporters and Correspondents include strong computer skills in graphics, publishing, and word processing software, stellar communication skills, the ability to multi-task and more. News reporters also need to reflect accuracy at all times and need to develop conviction. They also work in stressful environments and often time under pressure, and must be able to maintain professionalism in appearance and attitude at all time, in front of the microphone and camera, or behind the scenes.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

A bachelor’s degree in communications or journalism
Internship or experience in related news broadcasting field

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