Journalism

Journalism is a profession where the journalist gathers information based on facts and details, about a topic, and presents it to the global audience. Information can be broadcast or published through the newspaper, tv news channels, blogs, radio etc.  A journalist plays an essential role in society as it connects the people to the recent happenings in different parts of the world. A journalist has to be very creative, spontaneous, vocal, and should also have good command over his language.

What are the roles and responsibilities for Journalist?

• Cover a wide variety of stories
• Research a story’s background information to provide complete and accurate information.
• Schedule and conduct interviews with people who can provide information about your story.
• Plan, edit and write stories to be broadcasted or published.
• Broadcast or publish your story using different mediums like TV, radio, newspaper blog etc.
• Do Specialization in a segment of news like sports news, crime news, political news etc.
• Establish and maintain a relationship with credible resources to gather relevant information.
• Coordinate with internal and external team to broadcast/publish news on time.

How to Become a Journalist

• Degree in Journalism
• Diploma in Journalism
• Certificate in Journalism

What are the key skills required for Journalism?

• Verbal Communication
• Presentation skills
• Media planning
• Copy Writing
• Editing
• Public relations

What are the career opportunities in Journalism?

• Copywriter
• Freelance Writer
• Novelist
• Editor
• Newspaper editor
• Publisher
• technical writer