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Career Guidance Skills information skills S2.1 - conducting studies, investigations and examinations S2.1.1 - conducting investigations Check stories
Description
Seek out and investigate stories via your contacts, press releases and other media.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 2 occupations
- Optional in 3 occupations
- Total: 5 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)
Essential for
- Broadcast news editorBroadcast news editors decide which news stories will be covered during the news. They assign journalists to each item. Broadcast news editors also determine the length of coverage…
- Editor-in-chiefEditors-in-chief oversee the production of news stories for newspapers, magazines, journals and other media. They manage the day-to-day operations of a publication and make sure it…
Optional for
- Picture editorPicture editors are responsible for the look of final photoÂgraphs to be published in a book or periodical or that are posted on the Internet. They make photo assignments,…
- News anchorA News Anchor is a broadcast journalist who presents news stories on television or radio. They are the face of the news channel and play a critical role in…
- Magazine editorMagazine editors decide which stories are interesting enough and will be covered in the magazine. They assign journalists to each item. Magazine editors determine the length of eac…
Related skills
- Editorial standards
- Press law
- Develop professional network
- Follow the news
- Participate in editorial meetings
- Consult information sources
- Spelling
- Proofread text
- Meet deadlines
- Copyright legislation
- Manage budgets
- Follow ethical code of conduct of journalists
Last updated on February 19, 2026
