But despite the required skills changing, having good ideas is still the key.”Ĭhristina: “Bridge roles and project management skills are becoming increasingly important - people who can work between the editorial department and other areas such as IT and product management. Nowadays being able to perform basic Excel functions and use third-party chart builders is a given, and knowledge of programming languages such as R would be the thing to set your skillset apart. Bring a non-traditional skill-setĪshley: “We look for candidates who possess the news reporting ability of traditional journalists as well as skills relating to data analysis and visualisation. Such stories and experience are factors that would impress in any application.” 2. If you can get your data-led stories published, it shows that you can crunch data to deliver high-quality journalism. I ended up freelancing for them and learned three golden rules of journalism: how to write both quickly and well, how to meet a deadline (most of the time), and how to do exactly what your editor wants every time.”Īshley: “By getting real-world experience of pitching and producing stories for publications, you will better understand the best ways of using data to deliver brilliant stories.
My first work was at a Sunday newspaper, where editors ignored the fact that I was green and treated me like any other reporter, which was brilliant. Soak up the experiences, ask questions and put your hand up. Gain practical experience and learn from itĬhristine: “Each job in journalism will teach you something. Here are six tips on how to make yourself stand out. They are Christine Bohan, editor at TheJournal.ie (IE) Christina Elmer, Editorial RnD at Spiegel Online (DE) Antti Hirvonen, head of youth media of Yle Kioski (FI) Ashley Kirk, senior data journalist at The Telegraph (UK) and Lies Lecomte, head of digital at De Standaard (BE).
To help students and recent graduates kick start their careers in journalism, we launched the Google News Initiative Fellowship in Europe, a scheme designed to help students and recent graduates to kick start their career in journalism through paid summer placements and more.īecause making your first steps into any newsroom is hard, we approached five experienced editors from participating organisations to get their advice. While the journalism industry has been changing rapidly and new skills are required, the core of the profession is the same, and breaking into the field remains a difficult task. We were also told that it was a competitive industry and that we would have to give it all if we wanted to build a career in a newsroom.Īll of that was and still is, true. When I started my bachelor in journalism almost a decade ago, we were often told that we had chosen the wrong profession if we were wishing for a stable and well-paid job.
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