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O*NET detailed work activityGather information for news stories
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AI can get you up to speed fast and suggest where to look, but you need to confirm findings against real sources, records or people.
Part of Gather information for news stories, under the O*NET work activity group Getting Information. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 8 AI-assist, 1 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Gather information and develop perspectives about news subjects through research, interviews, observation, and experience.
- Research a story's background information to provide complete and accurate information.
- Study background information to prepare for programs or interviews.
- Check reference materials, such as books, news files, or public records, to obtain relevant facts.
- Investigate breaking news developments, such as disasters, crimes, or human-interest stories.
- Prepare and deliver news, sports, or weather reports, gathering and rewriting material so that it will convey required information and fit specific time slots.
- Attend press conferences to gather information for broadcast.