journalist (EN)
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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.
Classification skills are not a measurement of your proficiency or future displaced hours.
Source aliases (EN)
- business journalist
- political journalist
- news writer
- investigative journalist
- science journalist
- reporter
- crime journalist
- financial journalist
- commentator
- web editor
- sports journalist
- correspondent
- news anchor
Skills and knowledge
Essential (EN) · 20
- digital journalism
- participate in editorial meetings
- interview techniques
- editorial standards
- study topics
- evaluate writings in response to feedback
- interview people
- stay up to date with social media
- consult information sources
- writing techniques
- apply grammar and spelling rules
- spelling
- develop professional network
- follow ethical code of conduct of journalists
- use specific writing techniques
- grammar
- build contacts to maintain news flow
- copyright legislation
- write to a deadline
- follow the news
Optional (EN) · 99
- provide context to news stories
- literature
- ask questions at events
- edit negatives
- political parties
- election law
- liaise with cultural partners
- cultural projects
- direct photographic workers
- analyse market financial trends
- musical instruments
- speak different languages
- observe new developments in foreign countries
- do historical research
- political science
- create online news content
- food materials
- photography
- present arguments persuasively
- set up photographic equipment
- follow newspaper house style
- law enforcement
- maintain an artistic portfolio
- apply desktop publishing techniques
- political campaigning
- check correctness of information
- musical genres
- attend trade fairs
- adapt to changing situations
- study cultures
- attend book fairs
- perform video editing
- select camera apertures
- analyse trends in the food and beverage industries
- attend performances
- proofread text
- art history
- sport history
- manage writing administration
- adapt to type of media
- manage personal finances
- food science
- monitor political conflicts
- food hygiene rules
- types of literature genres
- show intercultural awareness
- sports competition information
- promote one's writings
- use word processing software
- criminal law
- economics
- record court procedures
- pronunciation techniques
- rewrite manuscripts
- history of dance style
- meet deadlines
- perform image editing
- review unpublished articles
- liaise with celebrities
- record multi-track sound
- watch video and motion picture production products
- edit digital moving images
- ICT software specifications
- multimedia systems
- ensure consistency of published articles
- manage personal professional development
- rhetoric
- film studies
- write headlines
- sport games rules
- critically reflect on artistic production processes
- stock market
- select photographic equipment
- address problems critically
- read books
- sporting events
- maintain photographic equipment
- provide written content
- edit recorded sound
- desktop publishing
- use photographic equipment
- rewrite articles
- audio editing software
- musical theory
- tax legislation
- corporate law
- court procedures
- communicate by telephone
- press law
- edit photographs
- test photographic equipment
- document interviews
- financial jurisdiction
- show diplomacy
- follow directions of on-site director
- present during live broadcasts
- develop film
- write captions
- media and information literacy
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