Journalist

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Journalist

• India Smith, 6th Grade
• New Ellenton Middle School
• Career Discovery
• Mrs. Coursey

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Nature of Work

• A journalist does many things in there every day
  job but, for the most part, they gather
  information on important research and let the
  public know.

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Working Conditions

• A Journalist faces many difficulties such as
• Stressful working hours can play a big part in a
  journalist job, because they may have to work for
  hours on end.
• Weather may cause problems but the journalist
  still has to go to where the news is happening.

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Employment Opportunities

• Some things you can do to start your Career as a
  Journalist are
• Apply for any job at a local newspaper
• Maybe if you go to school you could write in a
  school newspaper or school magazine.
• Keep a journal, and write a lot.

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Training

• To be a journalist you need the following
  education
• At least a high school diploma
• 4 years of college or more depending on the job.

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Job Outlook

• It is predicted that the openings for jobs
  dealing with journalism is expected to decline in
  the following years. This is because
• There is very little competition in small local
  newspapers.
• The field of journalism is a crowded field.

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Earnings

• An average salary for a beginning Journalist is
  20,000.

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Related Occupations

• Some related occupations are
• Editors - maybe you would want to edit your work
  in a newspaper.
• Photojournalist - they are the people who take
  pictures mostly followed by text.
• Newspaper delivery person - Deliver the paper

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My Opinion

• Being a journalist to me seems like a great job
• It has its ups and downs,but all together the
  things I like are much greater than the things I
  dont like.
• Some things I dont like about this job are busy
  hours and lots of due dates.
• Some things I like about this job are flexible
  hours and I can write what I think.

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The End