Advantages of being a News Reporter
• What is
news reporting?
• Advantages
of being a news reporter.
News
Reporting-
News
reporting is the process of informing the public with news that reporters
receive from different sources of information. In this process, news reporters
who is also known as journalists; present the received news, either videotaped or
live, through the transmissions from news correspondents.
Many people
have some confusion with the term ‘news reporter’. Usually, people make
assumptions with this term that the person who comes on the television screen
is a news reporter. But, the reality is a little bit different. In general,
there are three kinds of media:
1. Print
media
2. Electronic
media and
3. Digital
media / online journalism
In each of
these media field, there is a news reporter. In print media, there is a reporter who goes to the spot and gathers some information, click photographs,
prepare a rough report, and pass it to the press release office. Then, the press
release office; prints that information in newspapers and magazines. This is how
the news reporter of print media works.
Like print
media, there is a reporter in electronic media also. That reporter also goes to
the spot and gathers information, but additionally, he has a cameraman with him
who takes videos, and click photographs as well. The reporter carries a mike
and talks publicly which is being recorded live by the cameraman. That is
connected with the studio and we see that news on television.
In digital
media / online journalism, there is a person who sits on the system and
prepares a report to publish online. Under digital media, websites, and
blogging sites take place in which so many news, information, videos use to
publish. And the person who prepares and publishes these reports is known as a
news reporter. So, these kinds of news reporters exist in media or journalism.
In one word they all called or termed as a journalist.
Advantages of being news reporters
Identity- As a news reporter they get their
special identity. They would start their counting as a media person. They will
be known as the updated person in society. Being a media person will give them
a unique identity.
Respect- Socially they will start getting
respect. Media is known as the fourth pillar of Indian democracy. Media people
are known for becoming the bold voice of the common people. Their job is
appreciable, so they get respect in society.
Meeting with
celebrities, politicians and, big people- In print media, and electronic media,
news reporters have a great opportunity to meet with celebrities, politicians,
and big people to interview them. Interviewing them news reporters can become
famous. This is the big advantage of being a news reporter.
News
reporters can appear on television- News reporters of electronic media can appear on
television. This is a great opportunity for them. In electronic media; television
and radio takes place. The reporter of television will by default appear on
television but sometimes because of popularity radio jockey or anchor of the
radio station can also appear on television. This is the great thing with news
reporters that they can appear on television.
Having
more chances to travel- News reporters can have more chances to travel. To cover the news,
reporters visit different places. Day and night they use to travel. If the
reporter is a traveling lover then being a news reporter is full of benefits
and advantages for him.
Dominance- It doesn’t matter that the news
reporter is from print, electronic, or digital media. Media is the one word
that increases the chances of having their dominance. This one word is enough
for them to have some respect in any part of India. Media is the fourth pillar
of Indian democracy. Being a media person brings respect in their life. They
are the voice of the common people and every citizen of the country. This way,
being a news reporter makes some dominance and this is one of the advantages.
They
become informative and updated- There is one common thing in every news reporters that they
become informative and updated. They cover and read a different kind of news so
they start gaining most of the information, and knowledge. All this information
which they get daily makes them informative and updated. This is the default
advantage of being a news reporter.
As a person
enters in the media field, being informative and updated is the first thing
which he starts developing automatically. Each person who steps into the field
of media; known as a media person. Every media person has his dominance in
their region. They are famous in their region. They have some name and fame as
a media person. They are similar to celebrities. Everyone knows them. This is
the advantage of itself being a news reporter.