Daily Tasks

1. Analyze and interpret news and information received from various sources to broadcast the information.

2. Write commentaries, columns, or scripts, using computers.

3. Examine news items of local, national, and international significance to determine topics to address, or obtain assignments from editorial staff members.

4. Coordinate and serve as an anchor on news broadcast programs.

5. Edit news material to ensure that it fits within available time or space.

6. Select material most pertinent to presentation, and organize this material into appropriate formats.

7. Gather information and develop perspectives about news subjects through research, interviews, observation, and experience.

8. Present news stories, and introduce in-depth videotaped segments or live transmissions from on-the-scene reporters.

Key Knowledge Areas

Communications and Media — Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Telecommunications — Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Law and Government — Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

Key Skills

Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Persuasion — Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

Management of Personnel Resources — Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.