Breaking into Journalism: Your guide to a career in journalism in Australia and New Zealand
Jun 1998 · Allen & Unwin
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Have you ever wanted to be a journalist? Not sure how to break into this competitive profession?
Breaking into Journalism describes the wide range of career paths you can follow in journalism, from newspaper, radio and television to corporate positions and multimedia. It explains how to access the training you need, and how to get that all-important first job. Sixteen practicing journalists describe their experiences in journalism and offer valuable tips for making the most of your opportunities.
Whether you are about to leave school or are contemplating a career change, Breaking into Journalism gives you all the information you need to get into this exciting and rewarding field.
'...compulsory reading for anyone looking into a career in journalism.' Roger Patching, president of the Journalism Education Association and senior lecturer in Journalism at Charles Sturt University
'This is an excellent resource for young people contemplating a journalism career.' Bill Southworth, Executive Director, New Zealand Journalists Training Organisation
Breaking into Journalism describes the wide range of career paths you can follow in journalism, from newspaper, radio and television to corporate positions and multimedia. It explains how to access the training you need, and how to get that all-important first job. Sixteen practicing journalists describe their experiences in journalism and offer valuable tips for making the most of your opportunities.
Whether you are about to leave school or are contemplating a career change, Breaking into Journalism gives you all the information you need to get into this exciting and rewarding field.
'...compulsory reading for anyone looking into a career in journalism.' Roger Patching, president of the Journalism Education Association and senior lecturer in Journalism at Charles Sturt University
'This is an excellent resource for young people contemplating a journalism career.' Bill Southworth, Executive Director, New Zealand Journalists Training Organisation
About the author
Mark Pearson has worked as a journalist on a variety of metropolitan, suburban and regional newspapers and was a section editor on the Australian. He is currently Associate Professor of Journalism at Bond University, Queensland, and is author of A Journalist's Guide to Media Law. Jane Johnston has worked primarily in newspaper journalism and public relations. She has taught in both these areas at the Queensland University of Technology and Bond University.
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