In season 1, what is Robin Scherbatsky's job when Ted meets her?

When Ted meets Robin Scherbatsky in season 1, she works as a news reporter.

Robin is introduced as an ambitious young reporter who has moved from Canada to New York City. Ted first notices her at MacLaren’s Pub, where Barney points her out and encourages Ted to talk to her. Robin works for Metro News One, a fictional local television station, and her career becomes a recurring part of her character’s identity.

The job helps distinguish Robin from Ted’s friends and romantic interests: she is independent, career-focused, and initially reluctant to pursue the settled domestic life Ted imagines for himself. Her work also creates running jokes, including the station’s low-budget production values and Robin’s assignments as an on-air journalist.

Readers sometimes remember Robin simply as a “journalist,” which is broadly correct, but “news reporter” is the specific occupation used in the quiz. She later becomes a more prominent television personality and eventually an internationally recognized news anchor, but that later career should not be confused with her season 1 role.