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TV
News Reporting and Production MCM
516
VU
LESSON
26
FUNCTIONS
OF A REPORTER
Reporters
are the eyes and ears for
any news channel as they
move around in a range of beats
through
out
the day and gather the news items
from various sources. They
get back to the news desk and
make
the
news stories for the
preparation of different
bulletins.
There
are following functions of a television
reporter:
·
To
cover the city events
·
To
lead the production
team
·
To
make the news reports
·
To
move into respective
beats
·
To
go to press conferences
·
To
attend the media briefings
·
To
jot down the notes
·
To
gather the news
·
To
dig out the news
·
To
have liaison with
PROs
·
To
get the relevant documents
·
To
write a news
·
To
rewrite a news
·
To
edit a news
·
To
make the quick decisions
·
To
select a newsworthy
occurrences
·
To
investigate the reasons of an
incidents
·
To
write down follow-up
stories
·
To
have acquaintance with existing
situations
·
To
have general knowledge
·
To
have time management
·
To
be a team leader
·
To
be good at language
·
To
follow press laws
·
To
abide by code of
ethics
·
To
be socially responsible
·
To
avoid sensationalism
·
To
have decision power
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