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Overview

Print Journalists collect and analyse facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation and observation and write stories for newspapers, magazines or journals.

Day-to-day

  • collects and analyses facts about newsworthy events from interviews, printed matter, investigations and observations
  • writes news reports, commentaries, articles and feature stories for newspapers, magazines, and journals on topics of public interest.

Considerations

  • requires driving
  • stressful
  • working outdoors.

To become a Print Journalist

  • You usually need a bachelor degree in journalism, followed by a one-year cadetship involving on the job training, to work as a Print Journalist.

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    SkillFinder is a project funded by the Australian Government, through the Digital Skills Platform Program.

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