Newspaper and Periodical Broadcast Journalists and Reporters
What they do most days?
Sub-edits other journalists' stories.
Builds contacts in their field to ensure a supply of news.
Engage with the public and disseminate news stories, lifestyle and opinion pieces through social media.
Writes articles and features and submits draft manuscripts to newspaper, magazine, new website, periodical or programme editor.
Responds to stories as they break.
Determines subject matter and undertakes research by interviewing, attending public events, seeking out records, reviewing written work, attending film and stage performances etc.
Hard Skills
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.