Journalist

Creative & MediaAIE

Investigates what's happening and brings it to people: gathers facts, checks sources and tells the story in clear language.

What does a Journalist do?

  • Finds topics and gathers information
  • Interviews sources and verifies facts
  • Writes the text, report or piece
  • Edits and delivers to deadline

Which skills do you need?

Writing skillFact-checkingInterviewingCritical thinkingQuick topic graspEthics and objectivityWorking to deadlines

How to become a Journalist?

  1. 1Bachelor's: journalism, philology or a humanities field
  2. 2Practice: a placement at a newsroom or a media project
  3. 3Junior journalist: work at a publication, a site or a TV channel

What is the work environment like?

Between the newsroom and the field: interviews and events on location, writing at the desk. The work runs on deadlines and irregular hours.

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