1220.0 - Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO) Second Edition, 1997

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2534-17	Radio Journalist
	Radio Reporter

Collects and analyses facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation or observation and writes stories for radio news or current affairs programs.

Skill Level:
The entry requirement for this occupation is a bachelor degree or higher qualification or at least 5 years relevant experience. In some instances relevant experience is required in addition to the formal qualification.

Tasks Include:

researches and compiles stories for radio news and current affairs programs
interviews people and observes events to obtain and verify facts and to develop leads for news items
takes notes and reads publicity releases, copies of speeches or similar material to facilitate organisation and writing of story
writes to deadlines, referring to reference books, newspaper files or other sources for additional facts
submits news stories for approval by producer
reads and evaluates news reports and suggestions for stories