Introduction to Journalism

15 Careers and training

•	Introduction
•	Training for newspaper journalism
•	Training for magazine journalism
•	Training for broadcast journalism
•	Additional training providers and associations
•	Suggested activities
•	Sources and resources

Introduction

A career in ‘the media’ is eagerly sought after by an ever-increasing number of young people, none more so than in newspaper, magazine and broadcast journalism. Newspaper journalism is seen as a challenging and rewarding profession, which accounts for the numerous enquiries about careers and job vacancies that national and regional newspapers receive from budding ‘writers’ of all ages, backgrounds and education. Similarly, writing for a magazine is often seen as an exciting and creative job; indeed ...