Roles

In this category you will be informed about the most important roles and occupational areas in the field of journalism.

Journalist

The duty of a journalist is the collection of information and the coverage about present world affairs, trends and people. The expression ‘journalist’ is associated with the subject journalism. And hence a journalist is the most popular professional field of journalism.

Reporter

As a type of journalist the reporter can be described. His work is, however, composed as research and presentation. A reporter has the possibility to work in different media. The reporters work is of course called reporting. It is an information-gathering job as well as authoring news.

Editor

An editor selects and prepares different media. His work is composed as correcting and modifying written, visual and audible media.

Columnist

As a columnist you have to write different articles or columns about different topics. These features are published in diverse newspapers, magazines, blogs, etc.

Copy editor

Improving style, precision and formatting of articles and other various texts, the copy editor deals with publication-aspects of journalism: typesetting, proofreading, printing and publication.

Meteorologist

An employee in the field of meteorology has to impart his know-how of the atmosphere to the audience. In the majority of cases a meteorologist works in the field of weather forecasting.

News presenter

A news presenter is a newsreader or news anchor. His job is to present current news on television or different broadcasts. During the show on TV, Radio or Internet the newscaster leads the audience through the news program.

Photographer

A job as a photojournalist can be very hard sometimes. On the one hand he’s collecting, editing and presenting photos that show the latest world affairs. On the other hand a photographer in the field of journalism is an artist that captures historical events for eternity. The pictures of a photojournalist need to be timeless, objective and narrative.

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