News reporter or journalist
Writes or narrates news stories, reviews, and commentary for newspapers, magazines, radio, or TV, and gathers information through interviews and observation.
Will AI replace news reporter or journalist jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: High. More AI overlap than 99 in 100 jobs. AI can help with many tasks. The job is changing fast, and people who use AI well will lead it. 21% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Study news and information from different sources to report it
- Choose the most important material and organize it into the right format
- Check books, news files, and public records for facts
What stays human
- Take photos or video and prepare them for a story
- Conduct recorded or filmed interviews
- Send news stories from remote places using phones and other equipment
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: -5.9%. Typical pay: $62,200 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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