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What is a Career in Journalism?




There are many nuances of a Career in Journalism. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to find information about What Journalism actually is. Most pages on the internet just talk about How to get into Journalism. I was Googling about a Career in Journalism and was lucky to find: https://www.lifepage.in/career/20171218-0001/Arts/Journalism/Career-in-Journalism/english

 

 

Nitin Saxena's perspective! Nitin Saxena has 40 years & 7 months of professional experience in Journalism. Nitin Saxena has worked in Journalism as Journalist in Various Assignments. In Nitin Saxena's own words, this is how Nitin Saxena got into Journalism: "After completing my diploma in Journalism, I started working as a Journalist with Morning Echo (Hindustan Times) in 1977. I have been working since last 40 years in various newspapers and magazines at different profiles. With the thought of sharing this experience, I have started teaching Journalism in various Universities and Institutions." 

 

 

Career Video on Journalism In a video, Nitin Saxena has talked about various aspects of a Career in Journalism. Nitin Saxena started by explaining Journalism as: "Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that impacts society to at least some degree. The word applies to the occupation (professional or not), the methods of gathering information, and the organizing literary styles. Journalistic media include: print, television, radio, Internet, and, in the past, newsreels." The video was an engaging disposition.


In this video Education was discussed as theoretical topics needed to excel at Journalism, and not as Qualifications needed to enter Journalism. Nitin Saxena touches upon these in the Education section of the Video:

  • Mass Communication
  • Current Affairs
  • Law
  • Social Science
  • Knowledge of Computers

This Career demands specific Skills which only an experienced professional can lay out.
Nitin Saxena then explains why these Skills are essential for a Career in Journalism:

  • Communication
  • Language Proficiency
  • Analytical Skills
  • Self Confidence
  • Time Management
  • Ethics

Positives of any Career motivate one to work hard for the same.
Nitin Saxena believes that the following are some of the Positives of a Career in Journalism:

  • Respect & Recognition
  • Social Impact
  • Sense of Purpose

After a discussion on Positives, Challenges complete the caricature of a Career.
And, Nitin Saxena believes that one needs to prepare for following Challenges of a Career in Journalism:

  • Deadline Pressure
  • High Responsibility
  • Personal Safety
  • Public Prominence


In the final section of the video Nitin Saxena talks about How a day goes in a Career in Journalism. This video is by far the best video on a Career in Journalism, that I have ever come across. To see the full Talk, one needs to install the LifePage Career Talks App. Here is a direct deep link of the Video: https://lifepage.app.link/20171218-0001

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Similar Career Talks on LifePage

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Information about other Careers

The more one learns about Careers the better one is equipped to take a good decision, explore these:

There are many nuances of a Career in Journalism. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to find information about What Journalism actually is. Most pages on the internet just talk about How to get into Journalism. I was Googling about a Career in Journalism and was lucky to find: https://www.lifepage.in/career/20171218-0001/Arts/Journalism/Career-in-Journalism/english

Nitin Saxena's perspective! Nitin Saxena has 40 years & 7 months of professional experience in Journalism. Nitin Saxena has worked in Journalism as Journalist in Various Assignments. In Nitin Saxena's own words, this is how Nitin Saxena got into Journalism: "After completing my diploma in Journalism, I started working as a Journalist with Morning Echo (Hindustan Times) in 1977. I have been working since last 40 years in various newspapers and magazines at different profiles. With the thought of sharing this experience, I have started teaching Journalism in various Universities and Institutions." 
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