News Reporter
Position: Reporter (Pretoria, Gauteng)
Reporting Line: Gauteng Assignment Editors
Division: News and Current Affairs
Scale Code: 402
Position ID: 60019179
CLOSING DATE: 08 MAY 2022
MAIN PURPOSE OF POSITION:
To identify, initiate, investigate, research, plan and record relevant material from stories that are complex in nature and produce news reports in Afrikaans that are fair, accurate, and compelling to target audiences
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Initiate and cover stories as assigned or commissioned.
- Provide quality script and clear voiceovers, including on-air broadcast.
- Investigate and break stories and follow them through to final product before broadcast.
- Maintain a special focus area (crime).
- Give informative and well-researched input to live Current Affairs programmes and debates; package stories for Current Affairs programmes and do live crossings to News Bulletins.
- Check facts, accuracy, and quality of stories.
- Set up interviews and lead discussion for broadcast, including cross-overs.
- Meet story deadlines.
- Keep abreast of news events/developments.
- Obtain broadcast quality sound using relevant recording equipment
- Adhere to South Africa’s Constitution, all broadcasting and other legislation, ICASA licence conditions and regulations, BCCSA Code of Conduct, Press Code, and all rulings, SABC editorial policies, News and Current Affairs style guide and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) etc.
News Reporter – MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- National Diploma / Degree in Journalism or Media Studies or equivalent qualification (NQF6 / 7)
- 5 years’ experience in general reporting of News
- Understanding of regulations and legislation impacting broadcasting
- Sound understanding of current trends in social, economic and political environment
- Computer literacy
- Ability to interact and manage different stakeholders at different levels
- Understanding of multi-media platforms
- Excellent command of both written and spoken language of TV and Radio News to optimise the impact of editorial content
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of Radio News and Current Affairs production processes and systems
- Editorial and journalistic acumen
- Good, “sound” knowledge of and interest in TV and Radio broadcast developments, trends and technologies, including the media industry
Lovely!