Also known as journalists, these professionals keep the public informed by reporting on events, conducting interviews with key people, investigating leads, gathering facts and telling stories. Reporters and correspondents cover local, regional, national and international events of interest to their organization’s audience.

 

Daily job duties may include researching possible story topics and interviewing people to gather related information and analysis. Once they have the necessary information, reporters and correspondents write news stories for print or online publication, or scripts for radio and television. Stories may be breaking news or in-depth articles.

 

Other duties of journalists include:

• Analyzing and interpreting information to improve the audience’s understanding

• Editing articles and scripts for proper grammar and style

• Arranging on-air interviews for television and radio

• Contributing to news or opinion blogs

• Offering opinions in the form of columns or editorials

 

Particularly in major media markets, reporters and correspondents may specialize in certain areas of interest, such as the military, politics, sports, health or international news as a foreign correspondent. Typically, reporters for smaller media outlets cover a broad range of topics.

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Pay: $50 CBD per story