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Career Exploration Presentation
Group #5
Guess the Mystery Career Field !
Sales Account Executive
Graphic Designer
Marketing
Digital Producer
Freelance Writer/Photographer
Anchor
Public Affairs Specialist
MEDIA AND JOURNALISM
Overview: Broadcast Media
Networks (ABC/CBS/NBC/FOX)• Most networks produce a variety of
news (talk shows/daily national news,etc) and rebroadcast their programming on local television stations
• Seldom hire anyone without some type of television experience.
Cable Operations (CNN)
• 24/hr news requires need for more
journalists and offer more entry-level
opportunities than the networks
Overview: Print Media
Magazines(Times, Newsweek, US News & World Report)
• Competition among the writers
• Pace can be a little less stressful
• No newsroom/more corporate
Newspapers
• Largest employer of journalists
• Provide a valuable in depth analysis that broadcast and electronic media cannot provide
List of Job Functions
• Editor
• Anchor
• Producer
• Graphic Designer
• Technical Director
General Skills
• Dedication
• Initiative
• Interpersonal
communication
• Patience
• Curiosity
• Competitive spirit
• Flexibility
• Knowledge of current
events
• Creativity
• Ability to research
• Writing
LinkedIn Profiles
Resources and Fun Facts
National Job Bank for Broadcasters
National Association of Broadcasters
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
The Associated Press
Broadcast Employment Services
American Copy Editors Society
Shoptalk: TV Business Newsletter
Journalism Jobs
● Famous Journalists:Thomas Friedman/Katie
Couric/Christiane Amanpour/Anderson
Cooper