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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Narrate or write news stories, reviews, or commentary for print, broadcast, or other communications media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, or television. May collect and analyze information through interview, investigation, or observation.

Also called: Anchor, Journalist, Multimedia Journalist, News Anchor, News Reporter, Reporter

Median pay in Greater Boston
$62,750
$30.17/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
550
Massachusetts 2024–2034
+4.4%
130 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
Bachelor's degree

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$41,570$44,680$62,750$102,520$129,700

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • Report news stories for publication or broadcast, describing the background and details of events.
  • Gather information and develop perspectives about news subjects through research, interviews, observation, and experience.
  • Research a story's background information to provide complete and accurate information.
  • Arrange interviews with people who can provide information about a story.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with individuals who are credible sources of information.
  • Investigate breaking news developments, such as disasters, crimes, or human-interest stories.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Higher exposure88 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 80
  • Language-model AIOE 89
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 95

Observed AI use today: Substantial (Anthropic Economic Index)

AI exposure is higher for this job, and observed AI use is substantial. AI tools can help with background research, summarizing information, and drafting stories. Interviews, observing events, and building trust with sources rely on people. Massachusetts is projected to add about 4.4% more of these jobs from 2024 to 2034.

Likely to change

  • Background research and summarizing documents
  • Drafting and polishing news stories

Still relies on people

  • Building trust with sources
  • Interviewing people and observing events

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Training near Boston

College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).

28 programs near Boston (plus 11 graduate)

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