News Reporter
News Reporter
News Reporter is a civilian job where you race to marked targets and take photos to complete reports.
How the job works
News Reporter is a Civilian job.
After taking the job, you look for marked targets, reach them before other reporters, and photograph them to complete the report. Each successful report increases your News Reporter progression.
How to start
To become a News Reporter:
- Go to Rodeo in LS or Doherty in SF.
- Step into the yellow marker to take the News Reporter job.
How it works
After taking the job:
- Look for blue skull icons on your minimap.
- Be the first reporter to reach the marked player.
- Take their photo with your camera.
- Complete the report and increase your progression.
Side Mission
You can also press:
- F5
This starts the side mission, which marks:
- A red circle
- Then pink targets that you must photograph
Targets
News Reporters can photograph targets inside vehicles if they are close enough.
Pay facts
| Branch | L0 without VIP
|
L10 with VIP
|
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal photo | $1,000
|
$3,600
|
Normal photo pay |
| Celebrity photo | $3,000
|
$10,800
|
Celebrity photos pay 3x normal photo pay
|
F5 photo run
|
Dynamic | Dynamic | Uses picture count and distance |
L0 to L10 pay table
| Level | Normal photo | Normal photo VIP | Celebrity photo | Celebrity photo VIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L0 | $1,000 | $1,200 | $3,000 | $3,600 |
| L1 | $1,200 | $1,440 | $3,600 | $4,320 |
| L2 | $1,400 | $1,680 | $4,200 | $5,040 |
| L3 | $1,600 | $1,920 | $4,800 | $5,760 |
| L4 | $1,800 | $2,160 | $5,400 | $6,480 |
| L5 | $2,000 | $2,400 | $6,000 | $7,200 |
| L6 | $2,200 | $2,640 | $6,600 | $7,920 |
| L7 | $2,400 | $2,880 | $7,200 | $8,640 |
| L8 | $2,600 | $3,120 | $7,800 | $9,360 |
| L9 | $2,800 | $3,360 | $8,400 | $10,080 |
| L10 | $3,000 | $3,600 | $9,000 | $10,800 |
For F5 photo runs, pay uses picture count and distance instead of a fixed payout.
Skin
News Reporter uses these skin IDs:
- 141
- 147
Achievement
The Level 10 civilian achievement for News Reporter is:
- Richard Thornburg
At Level 10, you unlock:
- /go news reporter
Job Notes
- News Reporter starts in Rodeo or Doherty.
- The job marker is yellow.
- Blue skull icons on the minimap are the main report targets.
- F5 starts the side mission.
- Side mission targets use a red circle and then pink targets.
- You can photograph targets inside vehicles if you are close enough.
- At Level 10, you unlock /go news reporter.