{"id":2656,"date":"2018-10-26T11:51:30","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T10:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.productionbase.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2656"},"modified":"2018-12-18T12:42:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T12:42:13","slug":"become-broadcast-journalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.productionbase.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/10\/26\/become-broadcast-journalist\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Become a Broadcast Journalist"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What is a Broadcast Journalist?<\/strong>
\nBroadcast Journalists research and report news across a variety of channels, to include: TV, radio and online. Some Broadcast Journalists will be centre screen, working as presenters and reporting on the news in front of the camera, or on the radio. Other Broadcast Journalists will work off screen, researching story details and interviewing people. Often Broadcast Journalists will specialise in a particular type of news, for instance sports or politics.<\/p>\n

A Day in the Life of a Broadcast Journalist<\/strong>
\nAlthough the role of a Broadcast Journalist varies by experience, we have put together a a brief summary of the things you should expect in your role as a Broadcast Journalist:<\/p>\n

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  1. Research – A large part of your role will include finding and researching potential and existing stories as well as leads and subjects for interview using the internet, historical archives and other repositories.<\/li>\n
  2. Interviews – If you are in a front facing Broadcast Journalist role you will also be expected to record live and pre-recorded interviews and reports. You may also be expected to write up these pieces and help create online content.<\/li>\n
  3. Press Briefings –\u00a0Attending press briefings may be another requirement where you will need to be prepared to ask questions, take notes and work to tight deadlines.<\/li>\n
  4. Out of office –\u00a0As a Broadcast Journalist much of your time will be spent travelling to different locations to cover stories. Due to the sporadic nature of the job role, you could often find yourself being called to a job at the last moment to cover a breaking story. Dedication is key in this job role and you must be prepared to work long and irregular hours.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Key skills<\/strong><\/p>\n