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REPORTER, LAW & COURTS: Chances Of Success In Any Career Are Greater If You Can Write Clearly

About this video

Emily loves her job as a reporter on the law and the court system. She majored in communications but advises: take advantage of the opportunity to study whatever you want in college. Then do something practical later.

Degree: Communication and Media Studies

Job Title: Reporter, Law & Courts

Job Summary: Reporters and Correspondents

Job Description

Reporters, correspondents, and broadcast news analysts inform the public about news and events happening internationally, nationally, and locally. They report the news for newspapers, magazines, blogs, websites, television, and radio. Reporters and correspondents tend to earn significantly lower salaries than broadcast news analysts. Employers generally require workers to have experience from internships or from working on school newspapers.

On-the-Job Training

There's some on the job training but most comes from experience in internships or school papers.

Quick Facts

Average salary

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$20,000 - $145,000

Projected Job Growth

-10 to -4 percent

Typical schedule

Full-time, Long hours, Flexible

Typical workplace

Office, Travel, Remote, Outdoor, Indoor

Personal Qualities

Detail oriented, Written communication skills, Verbal communication skills, Strength/stamina, People skills, Public speaking ability

Educational Path

Education Requirement

Bachelor's degree

Recommended Education Degree

Bachelor's degree

Recommended Majors

Journalism
Communication
English Language and Literature
Political Science

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