Live Reporter - Dorset Echo
On-site · Weymouth, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Live Reporter for Dorset Echo focused on fast-paced digital newsroom coverage. Produce breaking and trending news across website and social channels, file multi-story updates quickly, run live blogs on incidents, weather, traffic, courts and council, attend breaking scenes to capture video and photography, update homepage sections, publish engaging social posts, and use real-time analytics and AI tools to optimize coverage. Requires strong reporting speed, accuracy under deadline, ability to work early/mate shifts, familiarity with media law (IPSO Editors’ Code), and collaboration in a busy newsroom. Entry-level role with opportunities for structured career progression and ongoing training.
Required Qualifications
- NCTJ-qualified or equivalent, with strong shorthand and media law
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