News Analyst Career Analysis

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For the longest time, I have always wanted to do something in the field of reporting. I always find myself sitting down with my mother watching the news, unintentionally. Finding out what is happening around the world is something I end up looking forward to on a daily basis. On paper or electronically, it just does not matter, news is news. Informing a whole state or our nation about a critical event is something very important for reporters to do in the world we are living in today. Furthermore, people today seem to be very connected with almost every news story, big or little, that is reported to us.
As I get older my passion for this type of career is growing significantly. Every day I am drawn more and more to the art of reporting and …show more content…

Finding the information was not at all very time consuming either. At first I thought it was going to be difficult to find a certain job that would fit me until our teacher gave us a survey to help us find a career. After the survey, it took me a while to choose the right job. There were so many jobs to choose from it actually took me some time to read through each job explanation and choose the right one. After a good 15 minutes I finally decided to pick the broadcast news analyst career because that stood out to me the most. Once I was happy with the right job, I started to do some research to find out some new information and background about the job. My teacher gave me 3 websites to use, however I did not use any of them. Instead I chose to surf the internet on Google, which is quite simple. I only needed to use 4 sources, which I found quickly. For the findings part of my project we needed to take 20 notes on our chosen job on 5 certain topics. This was the easiest part of the project. I also used my home computer to get it done …show more content…

According to “Broadcast News Analyst: Employment and Career Info” it could be possible to become a broadcast news analyst with just a high school diploma. However, it would be smart to get a bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field. During college or even high school doing a significant internship or getting actual reporting experiences would be great training for the real deal. Also being “strong in subjects such as English, writing and history” (“Broadcast New Analyst: Employment & Career Info”) would help with understanding the criteria better. Being a broadcast news analyst is a high paying job. In 2011 the average yearly salary was $76,370. According to the “Big Future”, “Government economists expect job growth for broadcast news analysts to be about as fast as the average for all careers through 2020”. Small radio, TV stations, and newspapers will most likely be offering the most opportunities in the future. Therefore, for a broadcast news analyst to live a good middle-class lifestyle, it takes a good education and extra

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