News Reporting

Nalini Gosain | Sub Editor & Reporter | Amar Ujala

What is News Reporting?

You may be curious about a Career in News Reporting. Internet is brimming with pages on How to get into News Reporting, while one should first understand What is a Career in News Reporting. The most authoritative source of information on News Reporting is someone with real experience in it.

Sub Editor & Reporter Nalini Gosain is an experienced professional with 11 years & 5 months in News Reporting. Sub Editor & Reporter Nalini Gosain outlines News Reporting as:

News reports are found in newspapers and their purpose is to inform readers of what is happening in the world around them.

How Sub Editor & Reporter Nalini Gosain got into News Reporting?

After completing my graduation and post graduation from DAV College, Dehradun, I started working as a News Reporter. I have been working as a Reporter since 2007.

Sub Editor & Reporter Nalini Gosain's Talk on News Reporting

Starts with what is:
1)	News Reporting

Next, it covers Education. This Talk is unique because it talks about Education in terms of things which can be learnt from books, to excel at a Career in News Reporting and not as a list of Qualifications, which one needs to get into News Reporting. It discusses following headings for Education in News Reporting:
2)	Language & Literature
3)	Social Sciences
4)	General Knowledge
5)	Script Writing

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. News Reporting demands specific Skills which only an experienced professional can lay out. It defines Skills in terms of following items for News Reporting:
6)	Communication
7)	Investigative
8)	Independent Thinking
9)	Teamwork
10)	Curiosity
11)	Physical & Mental Agility

There are great positives of News Reporting. This Talk defines Positives in terms of following items for News Reporting:
12)	Respect & Recognition
13)	Continuous Learning
14)	Impact on Society
15)	Glamour

After a discussion on Positives, Challenges complete the caricature of News Reporting:
16)	Content Creation
17)	Odd Working Hours
18)	Work Life Balance
19)	Time Management

In the final section of the Talk, Nalini Gosain talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
20)	News Reporting

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