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News Reporter Jobs

Company

Radio One

Address , Charlotte, Nc
Employment type FULL_TIME
Salary
Expires 2023-06-27
Posted at 1 year ago
Job Description

Position: News Reporter

Mandate: To competently* and professionally* cover news in the field, gather story information and provide recorded and live on-air reports.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Self Management
  • News
  • Administration
  • Professional Development

Objectives (by Responsibility)

News

  • Know the news stories of the day (local, national, international).
  • Provide in-house and field reporting.
  • Gather story information, write and deliver recorded or live reports.
  • Contribute story ideas.
  • Be aware of legal issues relating to newsgathering and editorial content.

Administration

  • Set-up and conduct recorded and live interviews.
  • Gather story information by phone.
  • Develop contacts and sources for stories.
  • Work with Assignment Editor on story assignments.
  • Work with Editors to coordinate story placement and live shots.

Self Management

1. To ensure that appropriate Self-Management is exercised at all times, as it applies to the overall function and specifically as it relates to:

  • Managing Emotions (Emotional Maturity and control in all situations)
  • Being self-directed
  • Self-critiquing
  • Taking Initiative (may include taking risks)
  • Accepting and growing with others Critique
  • Confidentiality (at all times)
  • Overall Professionalism
  • Judgement
  • Accepting responsibility
  • Propriety
  • Dress code (should be consistent with your job function, including appropriate grooming)
  • Being accountable

  • Appropriately delegating
  • Extending common courtesies
  • Not discriminating
  • Problem Solving and Decision Making (within scope of the function)
  • Allowing others their feelings
  • Suspending judgment (when relevant)
  • Building and maintaining workable relationships
  • Being objective (issue relevant)
  • Being accepting rather than judgmental (when appropriate)
  • Evolving self-awareness
  • Striving for Balance
  • Behaving out of a sense of urgency (when appropriate)

Professional Development

  • To attend all relevant skill building workshops as requested.
  • To stay current with all relevant industry information as it applies to the overall job responsibility.
  • To drive your own Performance Appraisal every six months.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each main responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/ or Experience

Bachelor's degree, preferably in Journalism or Communications. Must have newsroom experience and at least 3 years of anchor experience or an equivalent combination of education.

Other Skills and Abilities

Computer literate, highly organized, excellent public relations skills. Ability to write, edit and organize stories. Must have the ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such news content. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Writing Skills

Have good writing skills, the ability to write quickly, organizational skills and the ability to work in a team environment.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

  • Professionalism is described as being consistently appropriate in all situations and at all times.
  • Competence is defined as using “effectiveness and efficiency” in equal measure at all times.