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Journalism
With the growing popularity and easy accessibility involved in writing editorial for the web the world and its mother consider themselves to be a journalist (no offence to your mother meant…). However to carve a career in journalism there is much more involved than creating a blog and using the space to tell everyone what you think of Tuesday night telly…
Current Climate
The volume of media is expanding at a great pace in Ireland. Newspapers continue to grow in sheer size with many supplements attached depending on the day. There is a growing trend and demand in journalism for writers with speciality and experience in certain fields. For example economists can use their expertise to write articles on the current economic environment. It is quickly becoming the case that writing skills alone are not enough; it’s important to bring something else to the table.
Know Your Place
Researcher: Searches for information for possible articles or shows. Would be involved in more administration than the actual writing itself.
Sub-Editor: Involves checking written reports and articles for accuracy, legality and the correct use of English. Sub-editors also write headlines and design pages.
Magazine journalist: Works on a variety of publications including business, technical and consumer magazines. The work involves news reporting, feature writing and sub-editing.
Newspaper journalist: Collects information, investigates stories and events, and writes articles. Most new entrants start off in this area; as reporters.
Show Me the Money
New entrants to this career can expect to earn the National Minimum Wage and progress from there. Experienced magazine journalists can expect to earn between €27,000 and €39,000 a year. Radio and television journalists can expect to earn €30,000 to €35,000 a year. Newspaper journalists earn in the range of €48,000 to €62,000 a year.
Further Resources
National Union of Journalists (NUJ)
Spencer House,
Spencer Row,
Dublin 1
Phone: 01 817 0340
Email: liberty.hall@nuj.ie
Web: www.nuj.org.uk
