About the Job -
-Newspaper journalists research and write stories for national, regional and local press. As well as news and politics, they report on sports, arts and culture, science and business. They also cover national and local events, entertainment and human interest stories.
Journalists often travel within a working day, although absence from home overnight is rarely required. There may be opportunities to work abroad.
Salary-
- Few people enter journalism for the money. The starting salary for a trainee reporter is around £15,000, but on a local/regional paper may be as low as £12,000.
- The average salary for all journalists is £24,500, but there is wide variation between regional and national newspapers.
- Salaries for senior editors on regional daily newspapers are often negotiable and range from £50,000 to £85,000.
Entry Requirements -
This area of work is open to graduates of any discipline but an undergraduate degree in journalism, English or writing may improve your chances. However, some editors may be more interested in graduates with a specialist degree subject, such as economics or science.
Experience and personal qualities are also considered extremely important.
Graduates can choose from several pre-entry routes into newspaper journalism. There are full-time, one-year postgraduate courses, which result in a postgraduate diploma or Masters degree. There are also fast-track, 18 to 20-week postgraduate courses. Students should check that their courses will be well regarded by potential employers.
Training -
After an initial probationary period, many trainee reporters follow basic journalism training under the terms of a training contract, usually lasting up to 18 months.
Entry requirements for the NCE include:
- a pass in the NCTJ preliminary certificate;
- a shorthand examination pass with a speed of at least 100 words per minute;
- at least 18 months' paid employment as a trainee journalist;
- a logbook of story cuttings from newspaper employment
- Advertising copywriter
- Broadcast journalist
- Magazine journalist
- Press sub-editor
- Public relations officer
- Publishing copy-editor/proofreader
- Radio producer
- Writer
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