TV Business Reporter

Academic and professional/work Experience

• Degree in journalism, mass communications or any other related field OR
  
• Degree in social science and post-graduate training in journalism or mass communication
  
• A Post Graduate Degree in Journalism
  
• At least two years relevant experience in a busy newsroom in a media house covering all aspects of news planning, gathering, editing and airing.
  

Academic and professional/work Experience

• Degree in journalism, mass communications or any other related field OR
  
• Degree in social science and post-graduate training in journalism or mass communication
  
• A Post Graduate Degree in Journalism
  
• At least two years relevant experience in a busy newsroom in a media house covering all aspects of news planning, gathering, editing and airing.
  

• Generating ideas for news stories and news features especially in business
  
• Following leads on news from sources;
  
• Generating news idea;
  
• Researching and compiling relevant information into credible TV news stories.;
  
• Writing scripts for bulletins;
  
• Selecting appropriate locations, pictures and sound and exercising judgment on the best story angle;
  
• Identifying necessary resources and deploying/managing field assignments crews;
  
• Providing input, advising crews on what to film or record;
  
• Using appropriate equipment to record and edit for news;
  
• Preparing and presenting material ‘on air’ for both pre-recorded and live pieces;
  
• Identifying potential interviewees, briefing them, preparing interview questions and conducting both live and recorded interviews;
  
• Preparing timings for each news item and monitoring these during broadcast;
  
• Developing and maintaining useful contacts and relations with news sources;