How do they match: News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

  • Editorial Writer

  • Check reference materials, such as books, news files, or public records, to obtain relevant facts.
  • Communicate with readers, viewers, advertisers, or the general public via mail, email, or telephone.
  • Determine a published or broadcasted story's emphasis, length, and format, organizing material accordingly.
  • Discuss issues with editors to establish priorities or positions.
  • Examine news items of local, national, and international significance to determine topics to address, or obtain assignments from editorial staff members.
  • Report news stories for publication or broadcast, describing the background and details of events.
  • Review written, audio, or video copy, and correct errors in content, grammar, or punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines.
  • Revise work to meet editorial approval or to fit time or space requirements.
  • Write columns, editorials, commentaries, or reviews that interpret events or offer opinions.

  • Edit written materials.
  • Coordinate reporting or editing activities.
  • Report news to the public.