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The NCTJ Essential Guide to Careers in Journalism
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Journalism
August 2007 | 288 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) Guide to Careers in Journalism is the essential resource to securing a job as a journalist on a newspaper or magazine, on radio and television, or online.
The book contains:
- full details of over 60 highly-respected, NCTJ-accredited courses which give you exactly the qualifications you need
- comprehensive outlines of what it will be like as a trainee journalist on newspapers, magazines, TV, radio or a website
- day-in-the-life accounts from a wide range of young journalists
- advice, quotes, comments and warnings from over 100 working journalists
- a comprehensive listing of potential sources of work experience, traineeships, and jobs.
Introduction - The New Journalist
Section One - The media
Newspapers
Magazines
TV and radio
Online
News, sport and picture agencies
Sport
Photography
Section Two - Career paths
Career Path 1: Newspaper or magazine reporting
Career path 2: Newspaper or magazine production
Career path 3: Features on newspapers and in magazines
Career path 4: TV and Radio reporting
Career path 5: TV and Radio production
Career path 6: Online writing and production
Career path 7: News agencies
Career path 8: Sport
Career path 9: Photographers
Career path 10: Freelancing
Cross-media careers paths
Career paths 11: Cross media career paths - Reporting
Career paths 12: Cross-media career paths - Production
Career path 13: Cross-media career paths - Editing
Career paths 14: Wild-card career paths
Section 3 - NCTJ-Accredited Journalism courses
Section 4 - database of employers
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