WABC General Assignment Reporter - As Needed

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, pitch, research, and report original and enterprise stories that distinguish our coverage and serve our audience.
• Report live from the field during breaking news, major events, severe weather, and other developing stories.
• Build and maintain strong sources throughout the community to generate exclusive reporting and identify emerging stories.
• Write and produce compelling content across broadcast, digital, social, and streaming platforms.
• Collaborate with producers, photographers, assignment editors, digital teams, and newsroom leadership to deliver strong coverage.

Key Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience reporting in a top 20 market
• Demonstrate sound editorial judgment and ensure reporting meets the highest standards of accuracy, fairness, context, and journalistic integrity.
• Demonstrated experience as a television news reporter, multimedia journalist, or journalist in a comparable news environment.
• Exceptional reporting, writing, interviewing, storytelling, and live presentation skills.
• Proven ability to develop sources and generate original story ideas.