Senior Journalist
The Weekly
Total years of experience :30 years, 1 Months
- Covering political, business, social and developmental stories around the Free State province.
- Editing and proof-reading stories by junior reporters.
- Assisting junior reporters with assignments and story angles.
- Editing and re-writing copy to suite house style
- Co-ordinating news diary
- Assigning reporters for stories
- Writing stories overseeing production of the newspaper
- Covering business, political, social and developmental stories around the Free State province
- Editing and proof-reading stories by junior reporters
- Assisting junior reporters with assignments
- Selling residential properties directly to clients
- Sourcing and renting out properties
- Writing editorial and promotional material for the company
- Developing concepts for television programmes and adverts, writing scripts, directing video filming and liaising with video editors for final cut, marketing.
- Presenting, producing and directing
- Researching and writing articles, editing, liaising with contributors for stories, coordinating writers’ workshops
- Developing concepts for television programmes, and writing scripts
-Presenting/producing business programmes and doing voice-overs
- Producing game and reality show
- Writing copy for adverts
- Organising press conferences and preparing press statements for clients.
- Implementing and ensuring house style is maintained for weekend breakfast show called Weekend Morning
- Planning and coordinating news diary
- Overseeing editorial team, editing copy, liaising with video editors for story clarity and direction
- Directing live productions
- Co-ordinating news diary for breakfast show called This Morning
- Presenting diary for the programme at daily news conference
- Managing the editorial team and assigning reporters for news coverage
- Re-writing copy accurately to suite the house style
- Liaising with video editors for clarity and direction for stories
- Researching and writing business news stories
- Researching and writing feature articles
- Planning and coordinating the news diary
- Assigning reporters for news coverage, re-writing copy accurately to suite the house style
- Liaising with printers for final product
- Planning and coordinating the news diary, assigning reporters for news coverage, re-writing copy accurately to suite the house style, liaising with reporters and sub-editors for clarity and direction for stories.
- General news gathering, researching for feature articles, writing articles