How do they match: News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

  • Check reference materials, such as books, news files, or public records, to obtain relevant facts.
  • Determine a published or broadcasted story's emphasis, length, and format, organizing material accordingly.
  • Develop ideas or material for columns or commentaries by analyzing and interpreting news, current issues, or personal experiences.
  • Report on specialized fields such as medicine, green technology, environmental issues, science, politics, sports, arts, consumer affairs, business, religion, crime, or education.
  • Select material most pertinent to presentation, and organize this material into appropriate formats.

  • Edit written materials.
  • Write informational material.