News anchors may report for work at a very early hour in the morning or work late into the night. Nightshift news anchors for 24-hour news organizations may be alone in the station during their work¬ing hours. Even those who normally work regular daytime or evening hours, though, can be called at any time to anchor a breaking news program. Since these situations by nature occur without warning, there is rarely time to prepare texts, requiring anchors to report on the story as it happens and evolves, without any previously written content. This calls for the capacity to interpret information very quickly and to deliver it to audiences in a clear and concise manner.
