ASSIGNMENT EDITOR
Skills: communication, Crisis Management, News Judgment, Research & Verification
Posted 7 months ago
Job Description:
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- 1) Supervises and coordinates activities of radio or television news gathering staff: Maintains contact with outside news agencies, police and fire departments, and other news sources to obtain information regarding developing news items.
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- 2) Determines priority and assigns coverage to news units.
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- 3) Originates or approves ideas for news features.
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- 4) Confers with DIRECTOR, NEWS and department heads to coordinate production activities.
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- 5) Reads and edits news copy to ensure that slanderous, libelous, and profane statements are avoided or deleted.
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- 6) Prepares rundown of news stories and assignment sheets, using computer.
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- 7) Communicates with reporters on assignments, using two-way radio.
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- 8) May direct or participate in writing and editing activities.