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Journalism
Journalism courses and careers
A Career in Journalism
Newspaper journalists, also known as reporters, investigate and write up stories for local, regional and national newspapers. They cover any event of interest to their specific audience, ranging from reporting on council meetings and school fetes for a local paper, to general elections and world events for the national press.
As a newspaper journalist, your work would typically include:
Fancy Becoming a Sports Journalist?
Job Description
A sports journalist works in the media industry (newspaper, magazines, radio, television, internet) and source, research, write and present stories for publication in local, regional and national press.
Journalism: All You Need to Know
Newspaper journalists, also known as reporters, investigate and write up stories for local, regional and national newspapers. They cover any event of interest to their specific audience, ranging from reporting on council meetings and school fetes for a local paper, to general elections and world events for the national press.
As a newspaper journalist, your work would typically include:
Work Experience In The Media
‘Working in the media’ is often the tantalising but rather vague ambition of many a graduate, but the reality of how to actually put this into practice is often more of an uphill struggle than initially expected.
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