Intern News Reporter Bloemfontein (13391) at The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)

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