References from: Jan Goldberg’s Careers in Journalism Published in

2005Ebook on www.netlibrary.com

Journalists/Reporters are the core!New Journalists will do a variety of tasks:

Clip articles Copy Clerks for est. Reporters Answer phones, rewrite press releases, write

obituaries and other short items. Salary Median $30,000

Some as low as $17,000, but many with a degree in Journalism or communications earn more.

Hours Hours of work vary widely with deadlines and

when news is happening!

Investigative: Must have the spirit to look into subjects and ask lots of questions

Columnists: Express their own opinions and beliefs; often are very passionate about a subject ex. Ann Landers

Editorialists: Opinions but of the entire newspaper leadership. Deal with social issues.

Photojournalists: Able to capture and add text to the story and the human element of the event that is occurring.

One of the fastest growing careers! Why do you think this is something that is

very popular and almost critical to the newspaper and Magazine world?

Photojournalist must be able to capture, with accuracy, the event that is occurring

They must put it to text and it must have a story to tell.

Pictures must tell us as much as text. Check out:

http://www.time.com/time/photoessays These are photo essays created by

photojournalists for Time Why does Time choose to feature photojournalism

in a magazine special every year?

Editorial Cartoonists Put in a full weeks worth of work creating their

cartoons. Must be on point with the latest events.

Editors Has many jobs but is in charge of the

newsgathering for the entire paper and editing pieces added in.

Copyeditors Assistants to the editors! Read copy for grammar errors, and check facts for

accurateness. Proofreaders

Compare print set to manuscripts for accuracy. Set up the newspaper for pictures in the right spot

etc.

Similar in structure to the Newspaper Photojournalists are extremely important to

this organization/business Editors have 3 main functions

Creating article themes and ideas Deciding what stories they will tell Making sure text is properly edited and pictures

are conceived. The Use of INTERNS!

Increasingly popular and serve in variety of facets some are paid and some not.

Salary: Average entrance editors $27,000

Freelance Writers Self Employed and take jobs from employers as they

choose. Set their own hours and work from home most often. Specialize if they want or write about multiple things.

Playwrights Create plays for the stage.

Screenwriters Scripts for the film industry

Poetry Some actually make a living doing this. Poetry Slams are very popular

HumoristsWrite funny clever lines for stories or

columns etc. Good sense of timing!

Songwriters, composers, lyricists, and librettists.

Book Reviewers/Theater/Film Critics Literary Agents

Represent clients who want to sell to publishers.

“If you want to change the world, pick up your pen?” Martin Luther

“A powerful agent is the right word. Whenever we come upon one of those intensely right words in a book or a newspaper, the resulting effect is physical as well as spiritual, and electronically prompt.” Mark Twain

There are many fields of Journalism we have only looked at a few! What might we also do in Journalism? What about media/communications/radio/tv?

On your blogs react to one of the photoessays provided by Time Magazine. What do you think? What impressions are

the authors making? What is the story and how do they manage to tie it together?

On your blogs, what career in journalism might you be interested in? Why? If you need additional information seek the

ebook that I used here as it has information extensively on salary, hours, commitment and education.