Journalist

A journalist researches, investigates, and reports news and stories — gathering facts, conducting interviews, verifying sources, writing articles or producing segments, and publishing work that informs the public about what is happening and why it matters. The work blends curiosity, rigorous verification, clear writing, and the judgment to identify what is important and tell it fairly.

Journalists work across newspapers, television, radio, digital media, and specialist publications, in roles from local and beat reporting to investigative, foreign, and specialist journalism across fields like politics, science, and sports. The role suits curious, persistent, clear-thinking people who enjoy digging into stories, can write and communicate well, work under deadline pressure, and want a career shaped around finding and telling the truth.