Journalist
Find out what is happening, check it is true and tell people clearly.
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- Typical pay
- €22k–€48k
- Usual education
- Degree
- Outlook
- Newsroom jobs are competitive, but digital, video and newsletter roles keep opening.
A day in the life
Calls and messages to sources, a press conference or site visit, writing to a deadline, then checking every name and figure before publishing.
Ways in
- Journalism degree
- Student media then internship
- Local newsroom trainee
What to study at 16
The subjects you choose for the final years of secondary school can shape which degrees, exams and careers are easiest to reach. This is about choosing courses, not choosing a school.
Spain
Bachillerato de Artes
Portugal
Línguas e Humanidades
France
Bac technologique
Italy
Liceo classico / scienze umane
Netherlands
Profiel Cultuur & Maatschappij
Belgium
KSO – Artistic secondary
Skills that matter
Best courses to take
The study routes that lead most directly into this career.
BA English & Creative Writing
Craft, criticism and the discipline of writing to a brief.
Builds the writing voice that makes features readable.
Helpful school subjects: English, History
BA Journalism
Reporting, writing, media law and ethics, with newsroom practice and work placements.
The standard route: reporting practice plus media law.
Helpful school subjects: News writing, Media law, Interviewing, Multimedia production
BA Media & Communication
Audiovisual storytelling, production and media theory for newsroom and content careers.
Good if you want video and audio as well as text.
Helpful school subjects: Audiovisual production, Media theory, Editing, Scriptwriting
Places that hire for this
Agence France-Presse
Correspondents and desk journalists in European bureaux.
Atresmedia
Junior redactores rotating between TV, radio and digital.
Axel Springer
Digital reporters for BILD and WELT.
Observador
Multimedia reporters covering their own text, audio and video.
PRISA Media
Reporters for El País and Cadena SER, often after the in-house master.
RAI
Praticanti and staff reporters across national and regional desks.
Reuters
Agency reporters filing for newsrooms worldwide.
RTVE
News desk reporters across national and regional newsrooms.