Breaking News Reporter
Hearst Television, Birmingham, AL, United States
The story is yours!
Salary min: $72,000.00
Salary max: $72,000.00
Duration: Full Time
Breaking News Reporter
WVTM is looking for a dedicated Breaking News Reporter to join our dynamic newsroom team. As a Breaking News Reporter, you will be at the forefront of our news coverage, responsible for swiftly and accurately reporting on unfolding events, emergencies, and significant developments as they happen. Your role will be crucial in delivering timely and credible news updates to our audience across various platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
- Monitor multiple sources for breaking news stories, including wires, social media, and official channels.
- Quickly verify information and fact-check sources to ensure accuracy and reliability of news reports.
- Write clear, concise, and engaging breaking news stories for online and broadcast platforms under tight deadlines.
- Collaborate effectively with editors, producers, and fellow reporters to prioritize coverage and coordinate resources.
- Conduct interviews with eyewitnesses, experts, and officials to gather firsthand information.
- Remain adaptable and responsive to rapidly changing situations, adjusting coverage plans as needed.
- Utilize multimedia tools and technologies to enhance storytelling and provide comprehensive coverage.
- Maintain a deep understanding of journalistic ethics and standards, adhering to guidelines for fairness, balance, and impartiality in reporting.
Requirements
- Professional or college reporting experience
- Experience with enterprise reporting and ability to uncover details
- Your demo reel is indicative of your everyday work
- Write clear, correct, compelling copy that supports images gathered
- Operate mobile transmission devices and use latest technology
- Can work in all weather conditions
- Have and exhibit unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards
- Have a valid driver's license and a clear driving record
- Work varied shifts, including overnights and weekends
- Can deal with the stresses and pressures of time-sensitive newscast production
- Related military experience will be considered
Diversity Statement
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.
Benefits
Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.
- Medical | Dental | Vision
- 401(k) matching
- Emotional Wellness Support
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- LGBTQ+ Health Services
- Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs
About Hearst Television
Every career with Hearst Television is like a story. How it develops, where it takes you, the milestones you reach along the way – you’ve got a lot to look forward to as your unique career story unfolds.
Hearst Television, a subsidiary of Hearst, owns and operates local television and radio stations serving 26 media markets across 39 states reaching over 21 million U.S. television households. Through its partnership with nearly all of the major networks, Hearst Television distributes national content over nearly 70 video channels including programming from ABC, NBC, CBS, CW, MY Net, MeTV, This TV, Estrella and more.
Hearst Television is recognized as one of the industry's premier companies. It has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism and industry innovation, including the Walter Cronkite Award for political journalism, the national Edward R. Murrow Award, the DuPont-Columbia Award and the George Foster Peabody Award.