Qualities
- Active Listener- Extroverted- Bold- On your toes- Do your homework- Be prepared- Current Affairs and GK- Be good with equipment- Be sensitive - Quick thinking - Be comfy w irregular timings
Functions
- Gather news- Engage in good faith - Report events - Attend Press conferences
- Investigate - Watchdog; fourth pillar
- Maintain professional secrecy
- Attribution and protection of sources (esp off record stuff)
- Follow press laws and code of conduct
- Right to publish news without restrictions
- Rules of conduct and principles of morality- Constitution