Tyneside journalist has second requirements (5)
I believe the answer is:
needs
'requirements' is the definition.
(I know this)
'tyneside journalist has second' is the wordplay.
'tyneside' becomes 'NE' (region in North East of England).
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'ne'+'ed'+'s'='NEEDS'
(Other definitions for needs that I've seen before include "Essentials" , "Wants, requires" , "Requires, is in want of" , "necessity once" , "What we require" .)