# Competences — foreign correspondent

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4cc98057-8ed5-4b45-855b-7a67bc2e5bae).

## Essential

- **apply grammar and spelling rules** (skill/competence)
- **build contacts to maintain news flow** (skill/competence)
- **consult information sources** (skill/competence)
- **copyright legislation** (knowledge)
- **develop professional network** (skill/competence)
- **editorial standards** (knowledge)
- **evaluate writings in response to feedback** (skill/competence)
- **follow ethical code of conduct of journalists** (skill/competence)
- **follow the news** (skill/competence)
- **grammar** (knowledge)
- **interview people** (skill/competence)
- **interview techniques** (knowledge)
- **observe new developments in foreign countries** (skill/competence)
- **participate in editorial meetings** (skill/competence)
- **provide context to news stories** (skill/competence)
- **rhetoric** (knowledge)
- **show intercultural awareness** (skill/competence)
- **speak different languages** (skill/competence)
- **spelling** (knowledge)
- **stay up to date with social media** (skill/competence)
- **study cultures** (skill/competence)
- **study topics** (skill/competence)
- **use specific writing techniques** (skill/competence)
- **write to a deadline** (skill/competence)
- **writing techniques** (knowledge)

## Optional

- adapt to changing situations (skill/competence)
- adapt to type of media (skill/competence)
- apply desktop publishing techniques (skill/competence)
- check correctness of information (skill/competence)
- communicate by telephone (skill/competence)
- create online news content (skill/competence)
- desktop publishing (knowledge)
- do historical research (skill/competence)
- document interviews (skill/competence)
- follow directions of on-site director (skill/competence)
- ICT software specifications (knowledge)
- manage personal finances (skill/competence)
- manage writing administration (skill/competence)
- multimedia systems (knowledge)
- present during live broadcasts (skill/competence)
- press law (knowledge)
- promote one's writings (skill/competence)
- pronunciation techniques (knowledge)
- proofread text (skill/competence)
- provide written content (skill/competence)
- rewrite articles (skill/competence)
- write captions (skill/competence)
- write headlines (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 12 ads, as of 2026-07-12)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- journalism — **42 %**
- reporting — **33 %**
- writing — **25 %**
- research — **17 %**
- source confirmation — **17 %**
- contract analysis — **17 %**
- editing — **17 %**
- information gathering — **17 %**

### Responsibilities

- coverage coordination — **17 %**
- reporting — **17 %**
- content creation — **17 %**

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