Broadcast News Analysts

• Gather information for news stories.
• Report news to the public.
• Analyze information obtained from news sources.
• Determine presentation subjects or content.
• Write informational material.
• Edit written materials.
• Coordinate reporting or editing activities.

• Meeting strict deadlines.
• Using e-mail.
• Freedom to make decisions without supervision.
• The importance of being accurate or exact.
• Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
• Sitting.
• Working with a group or team.
• High levels of competition.

• Broadcast Journalism
• Photojournalism

• Agricultural Public Services
• Journalism

Enrolling in a community college can be a great place to start your four-year degree. While all 31 Minnesota State community colleges, technical colleges and universities offer all or part of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (a 40-credit package of general education courses accepted for transfer to other state colleges and universities, the University of Minnesota, and some private colleges and universities), not all two-year colleges offer degrees intended to transfer to a four-year bachelor's degree.

If you plan to transfer to obtain a four-year bachelor's degree, it is important to know which degree path is right for you:

• Associate of Arts (AA) degrees offered at community colleges are designed to transfer into liberal arts four-year majors.
• Associate of Science (AS) and Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) degrees offered at community and technical colleges transfer into specific four-year majors and will likely require completing additional general education courses at a university.
• Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees offered at technical and community colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.
• Diplomas and certificates offered at technical colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.

Talk to a transfer specialist as early as possible to determine the best associate degree for your goals. Be sure to review your Degree Audit Report (DARS) each semester to best prepare for transfer. Get more help understanding transfer using the tools below.

• Visit Transferology to see if your courses will transfer.
• Search Articulation Agreements to find formal transfer agreements between schools.

• Speaking—Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Reading—Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Writing—Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Listening—Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Thinking Critically—Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Being Aware of Others—Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Learning New Things—Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Monitoring Performance—Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Coordinating with Others—Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Managing Time—Managing one's own time and the time of others.

• Communications and Media—Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
• English Language—Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Customer and Personal Service—Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Computers and Electronics—Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Geography—Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
• Law and Government—Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• Education and Training—Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• History and Archeology—Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
• Administration and Management—Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Telecommunications—Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

• Artistic—Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.
• Social—Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

• Editors
• Middle School Teachers
• Producers and Directors
• Reporters and Correspondents
• Public Relations Specialists
• Radio and Television Announcers
• Writers and Authors
• Market Research Analysts

• Broadcasting (except Internet)

• Editors
• Middle School Teachers
• Producers and Directors
• Reporters and Correspondents
• Public Relations Specialists
• Radio and Television Announcers
• Writers and Authors
• Market Research Analysts