Job Description
About the Role
Newzroom Afrika is seeking a highly skilled News Reporter to join our team, responsible for ensuring timely, accurate, and engaging news gathering processes. As a key member of the Input Desk, you will shape and create news stories that set us apart from other broadcasters in South Africa and beyond.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor news feeds, including searching social media and engaging with reporters, to gather and evaluate relevant news and information
- Write accurate scripts which adhere to the channels editorial policy and style guide
- Curate submissions from citizen journalists
- Writing scripts for on-air talent, cutting visuals using a newsroom production system, finding guests, commissioning and writing graphics and other related tasks as required
- Develop innovative ideas for writing news
- Stay updated with the latest news and events
- Research stories and prepare interview questions as required
- Seek out and set up interviews with people who have information on each story
- Discuss and develop ideas to write strong and sophisticated stories to attract citizens/viewers
- Research, write and submit stories within established timelines
- Conduct in-studio interviews with newsmakers
- Go out on stories, media briefings etc. and conduct live crossings
- Write breaking news and stories in unique and interesting ways to increase viewership
- Write real and accurate stories so as to avoid any defamation cases
- Analyse the information gathered to determine which facts are pertinent to the story
- Build and maintain strong relationships with news contacts
- Work with editors, graphic artists, and social media team to find interesting ways to tell stories
- Make sure all parcels and packages have been sub-edited
- Make sure all stories have been through quality control before going on air
- Advise research team and programmes on guests that should be booked relating to stories
- Be aware of legal issues relating to sensitive news stories and have a firm understanding of the BCCSA Code of Conduct and the Press Code
- Ensure Newzroom Afrikas editorial guidelines, style guide and company policies are adhered to
- Come up with own stories and exclusive content
- Work with the Editors and Input team to ensure live crossings, story deadlines and other key information is effectively communicated to all team members
- Ensure that forward planning is done timeously and maintain an events calendar
- Ensure diary contains balance of events and unique stories to set Newzroom Afrika apart from competitors
- Secure regular exclusive interviews with heavyweights across a variety of programmes on Newzroom Afrika
- Check your scripts for language, content and accuracy
- Be prepared to work long hours and weekends
- Responsible for maintaining a forward planning diary of headline news, events and evergreen stories that are submitted on a weekly basis
Requirements
- Ability to identify strong unique stories
- Strong sense of ethics and understanding of editorial independence
- Must be prepared to work shift hours, including early morning and late evening
- Team player with a passion for news and current affairs
- Strong contacts base in various sectors
- Knowledge of newsroom production systems and workflows
- Excellent knowledge of South African and global issues
- Understanding of the Broadcasting Complaints Commissions code of conduct
- Good understanding of legal and ethical issues with regards to television broadcasts
- Strong decision-making skills
- Ability to multi-task and work under pressure
- Adapt and flexibility in a changing environment
- Optimising content and technology
- Clear knowledge, expertise of content life cycle, content management systems and process.
- Ability to collaborate at all levels
- Ability to work well within the team
- Ability to manage conflict
- Excellent writing skills
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years reporting experience with an emphasis on television news
- Journalism or other relevant qualification
- Drivers license
- Good grasp of English and other South African official languages
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