Breaking News Reporter

The Breaking News Reporter is the heartbeat and energy of the newsroom and is shown through strong, quick and high-impact journalism. It can be a rather intense gig that requires a reporter who can handle pressure and quickly churn out a healthy diet of stories on strict deadlines. The Breaking News Reporter has the opportunity to make a huge impact by quickly identifying stories that are gettable, community focused and allows The Sun News to be first and competitive.

Essential Functions

Covers and quickly delivers well-written stories and updates about unfolding breaking news events affecting public safety, primarily in The Grand Strand but also in surrounding counties as warranted or assigned.
Aggregates stories from other published sources with the appropriate care to facts, verification and attribution.
Able to assess results and make ongoing coverage decisions based on readership and other measures.
Uses social media daily to gather information and to report developments.
Produces visuals, including video, from breaking or enterprise news that can be used on social and on all myrtlebeachonline.com platforms.
Emphasizes accuracy and uses practices that ensure accuracy.
Adopts the best search engine optimization approaches as shared by company experts and editors.
Curious about and consistently aware of developments in practices, strategies and leadership of public safety agencies as they change over time.
Cultivates and turns to sources for tips, insight and context.
Demonstrates willingness to learn about topics affecting the beat along with technology and journalism.
Generates photo and graphics assignments where necessary. Produces interesting and newsworthy stories and packages on a regular basis.
Aware of the types of documents available to enhance reporting and able to employ the Freedom of Information Act to obtain them.
Must be a team player, able to collaborate across departments and roles.