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Also called media analyst, news analyst, sports analyst and news analysts reporters and journalists.
$62,200
Median pay a year
39,250
People do this work
6
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News Analyst, Reporter, and Journalist
Summary
News analyst writing and reporting on local, national, and international stories, gathering information through research and interviews, and delivering content for print and broadcast media
Experience
News Analyst, Reporter, and Journalist
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Wrote commentaries, columns, and scripts using computers for news broadcast programs
Coordinated and served as an anchor on news broadcast programs
Examined news items of local, national, and international significance to determine topics to address
Analyzed and interpreted news and information received from various sources for broadcast
Gathered information and developed perspectives about news subjects through research and interviews
Reported news stories for publication or broadcast, describing the background and details of events
Established and maintained relationships with credible sources of information
Skills
Core Skills
Gathering information for news, Analyzing news information, Determining presentation content, Writing informational material, Operating still or video cameras, Interviewing others for news, Monitoring current trends, Operating broadcasting equipment, Reporting news
Checking & Planning
Editing written materials
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Education
Bachelor's Degree Your college, Year
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Wrote commentaries and scripts using computersCoordinated and anchored news broadcast programsExamined news items for significant topicsAnalyzed and interpreted news from various sourcesResearched background information for storiesArranged interviews with credible information sources
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Wrote commentaries and scripts using computers, focusing on significant news topics.
Examined news items to identify local, national, and international issues of importance.
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Wrote several commentaries and scripts each week on significant news topics
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Examined news items to identify local, national, and international issues of importance.
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Helped shape the news agendaInformed editorial decisionsGuided audience engagement
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Gathering information for news
Reporting news
Analyzing news information
Determining presentation content
Writing informational material
Editing written materials
Operating still or video cameras
Interviewing others for news
Monitoring current trends
Operating broadcasting equipment
Informing audiences
Developing professional relationships
The work itself
What a News Analyst, Reporter, and Journalist does
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Narrate or write news stories, reviews, or commentary for print, broadcast, or other communications media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, or television. May collect and analyze information through interview, investigation, or observation.
What it pays
How much does a News Analyst, Reporter, and Journalist make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$45,370
Median
$62,200
75th percentile
$98,450
About 39,250 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$38,530
$43,820
$65,960
AL
$36,810
$43,440
$48,950
AR
$30,910
$37,450
$45,640
AZ
$36,690
$43,100
$64,150
CO
$45,170
$60,770
$78,160
CT
$47,150
$61,620
$104,280
DC
$81,550
$105,390
$160,330
DE
$47,010
$55,600
$87,500
FL
$48,690
$58,730
$83,620
GA
$46,700
$81,910
$100,560
HI
$31,680
$56,730
$88,620
IA
$36,830
$43,540
$54,230
ID
$40,810
$51,190
$71,320
IL
$42,790
$60,590
$86,060
IN
$35,000
$47,610
$61,770
KS
$31,200
$45,870
$55,610
KY
$34,940
$47,530
$71,760
LA
$43,740
$50,750
$76,490
MD
$46,140
$63,680
$85,400
ME
$41,190
$50,090
$59,690
MI
$38,980
$62,760
$98,390
MN
$36,600
$46,490
$59,460
MO
$36,760
$46,920
$73,290
MS
$36,520
$45,240
$49,810
MT
$35,470
$47,960
$57,610
NC
$39,800
$58,670
$76,040
ND
$40,710
$43,420
$62,260
NE
$36,600
$40,420
$47,010
NH
$37,910
$48,450
$64,930
NJ
$46,550
$59,830
$82,770
NM
$42,110
$54,610
$68,580
NV
$55,530
$78,550
$99,990
NY
$77,860
$100,770
$162,020
OH
$38,100
$47,880
$65,900
OK
$37,790
$48,210
$75,260
OR
$35,430
$49,200
$70,720
PR
$39,230
$44,870
$60,200
RI
$48,440
$74,570
$76,150
SC
$40,780
$47,940
$61,360
SD
$35,850
$43,520
$45,990
TN
$33,020
$62,390
$79,110
TX
$41,850
$48,470
$70,610
UT
$48,010
$61,880
$83,630
VA
$46,400
$62,140
$105,680
VT
$38,950
$46,970
$47,590
WA
$46,190
$54,760
$79,640
WI
$43,030
$57,530
$69,490
WV
$30,340
$35,280
$45,250
WY
$31,230
$36,040
$46,220
Other names
Other names for this job
media analyst, news analyst, sports analyst, news analysts reporters and journalists, anchor, anchorman, art critic, basketball commentator, blogger, book critic, book reviewer, breaking news reporter.
More names for this work
broadcast journalist, broadcast meteorologist, broadcast news advisor, business reporter, business writer, columnist, commentator, correspondent, courtroom reporter, critic, cub reporter, data journalist, desk reporter, digital commentator, digital producer, digital reporter, dramatic critic, editorial writer, education reporter, environmental journalist, fashion journalist, feature writer, film critic, financial writer, food critic, food writer, foreign correspondent, general assignment reporter, general assignment television news reporter, headline writer, information writer, investigative reporter, journalist, law reporter, leg man, magazine journalist, magazine writer, marine reporter, market news reporter, market reporter, morning news anchor, motion picture critic, movie critic, multimedia journalist, multimedia reporter, music critic, music journalist, news anchor.
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