Brief Job Description: A Community Journalist helps the correspondent and editorial team in newsroom by circulating or providing local news on different subjects important to community. He/she gathers information by capturing pictures / videos and creates case highlights, news stories, to be used for television, radio or in magazines, newspapers, etc.

Personal Attributes: The individual should possess ethics & integrity; courage & boldness; excellent communication and investigation skills while interacting with people and also have a genuine interest in people around him/her. He/she must be able to coordinate with local community, absorb information of local relevance.

NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS 

1.  Map the community

2.  Gather news of local importance

3.  Conduct an interview

4.  Undertake field reporting

5. Maintain workplace health and safety