Journalists

Description

Journalists research, investigate, interpret and communicate news and public affairs through newspapers, television, radio and other media. Journalists perform the following main tasks: • 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 Excludes: – Expert, public relations – 2432 – Writer/poet – 2641 – Editor, books – 2641 – Photojournalist – 3431 – Camera operator – 3521

Professions in this singular group