Intern News Reporter Bloemfontein (13391)
The South African Broadcasting Corporation • Bloemfontein, ZA
10 days ago
Job description
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Initiate and cover stories as assigned or commissioned.
- Provide quality script and clear voice-overs, including on-air broadcast.
- Investigate and break stories, and follow them through to final product before broadcast.
- Maintain special focus area (beat).
- 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 discussions 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’s
- licence conditions and regulations, the BCCSA Code of Conduct, the Press Code, including rulings, the SABC editorial policies, News and Current Affairs style-guide, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) etc.
REQUIREMENTS:
- National Diploma / Degree in Journalism, Media Studies or relevant equivalent qualification (NQF 6 / 7)
- Excellent command of English & Afrikaans, both written and spoken in TV, Radio, and Digital News to optimize the impact of editorial content
- Understand current media trends and developments and use / engage in multi-media platforms professionally
- Good general knowledge
- Computer literacy
- Ability to interact with and manage different stakeholders