Senior Anchor/Senior Presenter/Anchor/Presenter – News

The Senior Anchor/Senior Presenter/Anchor/ Presenter - News delivers news stories to the broadcasting station's audience and is the public face or voice of the programmers broadcasted on various platforms. He/ She is involved in the collection of news materials and is required to conduct research on stories and interview people who have accurate information on news events. He is also involved in the development and writing of content and is responsible for reviewing and editing materials written by other news reporters to ensure that the content is tailored to the target audience. He is required to host or co-host programmers by providing live commentaries and doing live interviews to create content that links closely to the stories. He often works from a studio and may be expected to travel in order to present news from remote locations in the field related to a particular major news event. He follows a fixed working schedule, but may be required to work at odd hours, including weekends, to cover important events. He should be an effective communicator with an understanding of news editorial process. He should ideally have a background in journalism or mass communications and possesses an understanding of daily newscast content and media ethics. He ought to be able to improvise and ad-lib in a live on-camera setting and be able to work well with others across a variety of situations.