Occupation Atlasjournalist
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a47f82d3-4cf7-4abf-bb36-2c8cbad28234
journalist
Journalists research, verify and write news stories for newspapers, magazines, television and other broadcast media. They cover political, economic, cultural, social and sport events. Journalists must conform to ethical codes such as freedom of speech and right of reply, press law and editorial standards in order to bring objective information.
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Job Zone
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
AIEArtistic · Investigative · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order
- A Artistic5.09
- I Investigative4.16
- E Enterprising3.95
- C Conventional3.64
- S Social2.80
- R Realistic1.47
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists (27-3023.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (20)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- apply grammar and spelling rules
- build contacts to maintain news flow
- consult information sources
- copyright legislation
- develop professional network
- digital journalism
- editorial standards
- evaluate writings in response to feedback
- follow ethical code of conduct of journalists
- follow the news
- grammar
- interview people
- interview techniques
- participate in editorial meetings
- spelling
- stay up to date with social media
- study topics
- use specific writing techniques
- write to a deadline
- writing techniques
Optional (99)
- ICT software specifications
- adapt to changing situations
- adapt to type of media
- address problems critically
- analyse market financial trends
- analyse trends in the food and beverage industries
- apply desktop publishing techniques
- art history
- ask questions at events
- attend book fairs
- attend performances
- attend trade fairs
- audio editing software
- check correctness of information
- communicate by telephone
- corporate law
- court procedures
- create online news content
- criminal law
- critically reflect on artistic production processes
- cultural projects
- desktop publishing
- develop film
- direct photographic workers
- do historical research
- document interviews
- economics
- edit digital moving images
- edit negatives
- edit photographs
- edit recorded sound
- election law
- ensure consistency of published articles
- film studies
- financial jurisdiction
- follow directions of on-site director
- follow newspaper house style
- food hygiene rules
- food materials
- food science
- history of dance style
- law enforcement
- liaise with celebrities
- liaise with cultural partners
- literature
- maintain an artistic portfolio
- maintain photographic equipment
- manage personal finances
- manage personal professional development
- manage writing administration
- media and information literacy
- meet deadlines
- monitor political conflicts
- multimedia systems
- musical genres
- musical instruments
- musical theory
- observe new developments in foreign countries
- perform image editing
- perform video editing
- photography
- political campaigning
- political parties
- political science
- present arguments persuasively
- present during live broadcasts
- press law
- promote one's writings
- pronunciation techniques
- proofread text
- provide context to news stories
- provide written content
- read books
- record court procedures
- record multi-track sound
- review unpublished articles
- rewrite articles
- rewrite manuscripts
- rhetoric
- select camera apertures
- select photographic equipment
- set up photographic equipment
- show diplomacy
- show intercultural awareness
- speak different languages
- sport games rules
- sport history
- sporting events
- sports competition information
- stock market
- study cultures
- tax legislation
- test photographic equipment
- types of literature genres
- use photographic equipment
- use word processing software
- watch video and motion picture production products
- write captions
- write headlines
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 20 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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