Columnist

Journalists research, investigate, interpret and communicate news and public affairs through newspapers, television, radio and other media.

• gathering local, national and international news through interviews, investigation and observation, attending public events, seeking information from records, reviewing written material, and attending film and stage productions;
• collecting, reporting and commenting on news and current affairs for publication in newspapers and periodicals or for broadcast by radio, television or other media;
• receiving, analysing and verifying news and other facts;
• interviewing politicians and other public figures at press conferences and other events, including personal interviews recorded for radio, television and other media broadcast;
• researching and reporting on medical, scientific and technological developments;
• writing articles and commentaries on topical issues and expressing opinions to stimulate public interest;
• writing critical reviews of literary, musical and other works of art based on the experience, judgement and information of the newspaper, television, radio or other media;
• selecting material for publication, checking style, grammar, accuracy and legality of content and making necessary corrections;
• liaising with other staff in checking the final version immediately before printing;
• selecting and preparing promotional material for businesses or other organisations for release through the press, radio, television and other media.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Editor-in-chief
• Editor, newspaper/magazine
• Journalist
• Reporter, television journalist
• Reporter, radio journalist
• Reporter, news agency journalist
• Reporter, newspaper/magazine journalist