What qualities and skills should one possess to become a reporter?

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Konatham Abhishek
6 years ago
Hello Whether it's the print media or the electronic media reporters are required to visit at the place to collect all the necessary information and details. The information collected by the reporter needs to be correct, and rechecked by the senior journalist so the wrong information is not imparte

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Mrinalani Teotia
7 years ago
Hello, Before knowing all the qualities of a reporter it is important to know who the reporter is. What do they do? Reporters are the one who visit at fields where a particular event takes place. Whether it's the print media or the electronic media reporters are required to visit at the place to c

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Anish Choudhary
7 years ago
There are few skill sets that are required for an individual to become a reporter in the media fields. They all can be considered as the most important thing that one must possess within himself or herself to achieve the dream. Reporters can also be termed as the watchdogs of the society because the

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jigyasa arya
7 years ago
A strong desire to unearth the truth and a disciplined and passionate person would make a good reporter. Skills that you need to possess are: 1. Accuracy- There is no room for error you must make sure you get accurate news. 2. Curiosity - curiosity is very useful unless you are curious you won't

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7 years ago
A reporter is a type of journalist who researches, writes, and reports on information in order to present in sources, conduct interviews, engage in research and make reports. Reporters may split their time between working in a newsroom and going out to witness events or interviewing people. What ma

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Ishita Bhatia
7 years ago
Theoretically speaking, a reporters needs to have nose for news. He/she should have the sense to differentiate between what is newsy and what is not. Next in line comes good speaking skills. For instance, if a reporter knows that a fire incident has taken place in the building next to his/her - but

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Siddharth Bhardwaj
7 years ago
Hello! My advise would be to just watch a news channel in which a reporter is giving you live information about an accident, you will automatically know what you need. But to be more clear for this query, I would say that below mentioned are some of the basic qualities and skills that you must ha

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A reporter is a person who discovers information about news events and describes them for a newspaper, magazine, radio or television or a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or television company to gather and report the news. Being a reporter is not an easy task. One needs to have a good pass

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