General:

Collects and analyses facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation or observation and writes stories for television news or public affairs programs.

Tasks Include:

• researches and compiles stories for television news and current affairs programs
• interviews people and observes events to obtain and verify facts and to develop leads for news items
• takes notes and reads publicity releases, copies of speeches or similar material to facilitate organisation and writing of story
• writes to deadlines, referring to reference books, newspaper files or other sources for additional facts
• submits news stories for approval
• reads and evaluates news reports and suggestions for future stories