at WHBF-TV in Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Job Description
The Multimedia Journalist produces, reports, shoots, writes, voices, edits & feeds news production content for all platforms in a manner that is clear, engaging & meaningful to news consumers. Experience: Essential Duties & Responsibilities: • Reports news stories for broadcast, describing the background & details of events. • Arranges interviews with people who can provide information about stories. • Reviews copy & corrects errors in content, grammar & punctuation, following prescribed editorial style & formatting guidelines. • Reviews & evaluates notes taken about event aspects in order to isolate pertinent facts & details. • Determines a story's emphasis, length & format, & organizes material accordingly. • Researches & analyzes background information related to news stories in order to be able to provide complete & accurate information. • Gathers information about events through research, interviews, experience or attendance at political, news, sports, artistic, social or other functions. • Pitches stories to news managers & news producers which are relevant to the local community. • Receives assignments & evaluates leads & tips to develop story ideas. • Discusses issues with producers and/or news managers to establish priorities or positions. • Checks reference materials such as books, news files or public records to obtain relevant facts. • Revises work to meet editorial approval or to fit time requirements. • Shoots & edits news events & news reports. • Produces & presents reports for all platforms. • Ensures that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity & production quality. • Writes stories for the web & other eMedia platforms. • Interacts with viewers/users on social media sites. • Performs special projects & other duties as assigned.
