Gather information for news stories.

Gather information for news stories. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 2 occupations and seen in 9 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Gather information for news stories. in Getting Information .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 9 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 9 (100%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Research a story's background information to provide complete and accurate information. · News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · importance 4.6 · exposure with tools
• Gather information and develop perspectives about news subjects through research, interviews, observation, and experience. · News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Study background information to prepare for programs or interviews. · Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Prepare and deliver news, sports, or weather reports, gathering and rewriting material so that it will convey required information and fit specific time slots. · Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys · importance 4.4 · exposure with tools
• Investigate breaking news developments, such as disasters, crimes, or human-interest stories. · News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Report on specialized fields such as medicine, green technology, environmental issues, science, politics, sports, arts, consumer affairs, business, religion, crime, or education. · News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Check reference materials, such as books, news files, or public records, to obtain relevant facts. · News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Take pictures or video, and process them for inclusion in a story. · News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · importance 3.7 · exposure with tools
• Attend press conferences to gather information for broadcast. · Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys · importance 3.2 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
• Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-gather-information-for-news-stories,
  title  = {Gather information for news stories.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/gather-information-for-news-stories}
}