Individuals who gather and analyze facts about newsworthy events through interviews, investigations or observations; and write stories describing the events for newspapers, news magazines, radio or television. They investigate leads and news tips, look at documents, observe events at the scene and interview people; and may take notes and photographs or shoot videos. Their basic responsibility is to view events objectively, report them accurately and explain their significance. General assignment reporters write news as assigned, e.g., report on an accident, a political rally, the visit of a celebrity or a company going out of business. Investigative reporters cover stories that take many days or weeks of information gathering. News correspondents report on news occurring in the large U.S. and foreign cities where they are stationed. Radio and television reporters often compose stories and report "live" from the scene. At times, they later tape an introduction or commentary to their story in the studio. Journalists who also interpret the news or offer opinions to readers, viewers, or listeners are called commentators or columnists.
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