Event · part of 2(B). Option B: Radio and television journalism

2(B)(2). Visit a radio or television station

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This may not apply to you. You have not answered "Requirement 2: print and online, or radio and television?" yet. Answer it and this step will either settle or drop off.

Tour the departments, concentrating on those related to news broadcasts, and talk to the station manager or another management executive about how management and news staff work together. If possible, go out with a reporter on a story.

Where this step comes from

Journalism Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 2(B)(2) · States the visit. No virtual alternative appears anywhere in Option B.