Whats the difference between a reporter, editor and columnist?
A reporter gathers facts and information on an event of public interest and then presents them in a readable style to inform the reader. The reporter is supposed to provide objective observation about events that editors deem newsworthy. Reporters are often assigned to “beats,” or particular areas, such as business, politics, energy, or education.
A reporter gathers facts and information on an event of public interest and then presents them in a readable style to inform the reader. The reporter is supposed to provide objective observation about events that editors deem newsworthy. Reporters are often assigned to “beats,” or particular areas, such as business, politics, education or sports. Sometimes reporters don’t write the stories they cover. For example, a reporter at the scene of a story occasionally must dictate the material by telephone to another reporter who writes it in the newsroom to meet the deadline for the next day’s issue. An editor serves many functions. While specific responsibilities may differ according to title or newspaper, an editor may do one or more of the following: assign reporters, decide which news events to cover, edit (revise) reporters’ stories, decide what stories get published, determine where each story will be placed in the paper, write headlines, and select photographs for the paper. At larger
