Journalism Resources
Provides information on
Journalism including related reference web sites.
What is Journalism
Journalismprovides information in the areas of print, television, radio and online journalism, as well as links of the cultural, social, political and role of the media.
The journalism field has quite a few broad areas including the areas of:
Newspapers
TV Broadcasting/News
Sports Broadcasting
Magazines
Freelance
Journalism jobs and careers
Journalism job opportunitities can be involved at either a local, state or national level. Journalism usually requires excellent writing skills as these are necessary for publication. Some journalism jobs include:
Copy Editor - Requires interaction with other departments on issues of judgment, writing, design, etc. Key duties include editing stories, writing headlines/cutlines, structuring stories and sections to make them relevant to readers, and exercising judgment about what we will publish.
Assistant Editor - The Assistant Editor is generally responsible for researching and reporting information for all types of stories. assigning and editing freelance stories. i.e. be able to work with a wide range of freelancers to deliver clean, high-quality, on-time copy for both departments and features and.evaluating manuscripts and queries to determine if their publishing potential is consistent with the overall editorial plan.
Other Jobs include features writers , News editor, etc.
Important organizations in journalism
Committee to Protect Journalists - A non profit organization dedicated to the global defense of press freedom.
International Federation of Journalists - world's largest organisation of journalists
representing 500,000 journalists in more than 100 countries
Society of Professional Journalists
