Full Time Job
M Ori Affairs Reporter
Discovery
- Paid
- Full Time
Job Description
OverviewNewshub is the premiere new brand for Discovery ANZ. It delivers world-class local and international news aimed primarily at a New Zealand audience across linear broadcast and digital platforms
Newshub's specialist Māori Affairs reporter will play a key role in providing stories of importance to Māori communities and to broader populations in Aotearoa.
The Māori affairs reporter will use their strong contacts with mana whenua and key newsmakers to find, gather and deliver stories to digital, social, and broadcast channels - to ensure issues important to Māori are part of our news coverage and Māori perspectives are being represented.
We will also expect our Māori Affairs reporter to ensure te tirohanga Māori - a Māori lens - is placed on any coverage of significant mainstream stories - and not just to stories of Māori interest.
Responsibilities
• Find, gather and deliver stories Māori affairs stories for all Newshub platforms, including Newshub Live at 6pm.
• Build and maintain relationships with mana whenua across New Zealand
• Ensure significant events in Māoridom are in Newshub's news diary and assist in the development of coverage plans for such events for all Newshub programmes and platforms.
• Conduct interviews in te reo - where appropriate
• Ensure translations of te reo are accurate
• Deliver compelling original news stories either in video, copy and/or audio formats for distribution on all platforms – with primary consumption by the audience through digital and social media
• Assist other reporters to understand tikanga and a Māori perspective when their stories involve Māori issues.
• Engage with iwi and hapu to understand their needs
• Foster and nurture relationships with other Māori journalists and news organisations and be a champion of Māori journalism in Aotearoa's media industry
• Script and deliver news stories to a high standard, accessing the knowledge base of Newshub producers and managers to constantly improve your stories
• Report live from the field to a high broadcasting standard
• Report breaking news in an authoritative, warm and convincing manner
• Have regular conversations with Newhub producers to develop story angles
• Participate in feedback sessions to improve on-air performance
Qualifications
• Strong contacts with mana whenua
• Ability to speak and translate te reo
• Strong understanding of tikanga Māori
• An enthusiastic and positive team player who loves news
• An outgoing and immersive individual, passionate about the region they serve
• Willing to take direction and eager to develop technical and presentation skills
• A generous team member who appreciates individual and business successes
• Flexibility to work when news breaks
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and perform effectively under pressure
• Close attention to detail
• Excellent writing skills
• Basic experience with video editing
• Effective communicator both internally and externally
• A generator of original ideas
• Engagement with digital news platforms , and social networks
• Continually seeks opportunities to improve programme content and delivery
• Maintains excellent collaborative and professional relationships within the wider company
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g3xymn-3-236-139-73-42 in your application.
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Discovery
Discovery, Inc. is the global leader in real life entertainment. We serve passionate fans with content that inspires, informs, and entertains, providing leadership across deeply loved and trusted brands, such as Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, HGTV, Food Network, and Travel Channel.