[jd144]

Hi. Quite a broad question i know, but i was just interested if anyone can offer any help regarding this. I study economics as a degree, and am interested in economic journalism (as well as some other things). Can anyone offer any advice on jobs etc?

[durhamppegrad]

Get a lot of experience in before you graduate. Get yourself to London to do internships, summer work etc. Then get a post graduate qualification in journalism such as the NCTJ or an MA at City Uni. Here is from the Financial Times website: http://aboutus.ft.com/careers/internships/

They also have a graduate program for recent grads: http://aboutus.ft.com/careers/graduates/

Journalism.co.uk is a great resource for jobs and training: http://www.journalism.co.uk/media-reporter-jobs/s64/

Here's the NCTJ website: http://www.nctj.com/

My main is advise is this: GET TO LONDON, that is where most business and pretty much everything else goes on. The regions collapsed a long time ago and they don't really have reporters specifically for business outside London.

[jd144]

(Original post by durhamppegrad)
Get a lot of experience in before you graduate. Get yourself to London to do internships, summer work etc. Then get a post graduate qualification in journalism such as the NCTJ or an MA at City Uni. Here is from the Financial Times website: http://aboutus.ft.com/careers/internships/

They also have a graduate program for recent grads: http://aboutus.ft.com/careers/graduates/

Journalism.co.uk is a great resource for jobs and training: http://www.journalism.co.uk/media-reporter-jobs/s64/

Here's the NCTJ website: http://www.nctj.com/

My main is advise is this: GET TO LONDON, that is where most business and pretty much everything else goes on. The regions collapsed a long time ago and they don't really have reporters specifically for business outside London.

Thanks for the help mate. I'll go through these links. As i want to work in economic journalism, would it be better to try and get experaince directly related to this? Or just broad journalism experience?

[durhamppegrad]

(Original post by jd144)
Thanks for the help mate. I'll go through these links. As i want to work in economic journalism, would it be better to try and get experaince directly related to this? Or just broad journalism experience?

Directly related is always better, but any relevant experience is helpful. It depends a lot on what kind of journalism you want to do. Newspaper journalism is very different to broadcast, and online is taking on a life of its own with all sorts of interactive skills that employers are looking for. If you give me a clearer idea of what you are looking for in a career I will be able to help you better.

For broadcast, the BBC is always a good place to start, take a look at this link for work experience with them: http://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/work-experience/

I'm sure ITN, Channel 4 also have plenty going on. As I said, London is going to have the most opportunity, especially for economics since it is where most business and banking goes on.

[jd144]

(Original post by durhamppegrad)
Directly related is always better, but any relevant experience is helpful. It depends a lot on what kind of journalism you want to do. Newspaper journalism is very different to broadcast, and online is taking on a life of its own with all sorts of interactive skills that employers are looking for. If you give me a clearer idea of what you are looking for in a career I will be able to help you better.

For broadcast, the BBC is always a good place to start, take a look at this link for work experience with them: http://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/work-experience/

I'm sure ITN, Channel 4 also have plenty going on. As I said, London is going to have the most opportunity, especially for economics since it is where most business and banking goes on.

I would say that my preference would be newspaper/magazine journalism. Thanks for the help though. Am i right in thinking, that i should just write as much as possible, for as many different outlets as possible?

[durhamppegrad]

(Original post by jd144)
I would say that my preference would be newspaper/magazine journalism. Thanks for the help though. Am i right in thinking, that i should just write as much as possible, for as many different outlets as possible?

Yeah, if you think you are able to write at your level of experience, go for it. You will need to learn how to pitch articles to publications. A good way in would be to work part-time while you are studying. What stage of your education are you in and where do you study?

[crazybored]

When it comes to work experience, look for smaller publications - financial trade mags, and the like. You'll most likely get a lot more out of the placement in terms of actual experience, bylines etc, than you would from a national.