Unit 2 working in the creative media industry v2 from Connor_Crampton
Learning Aim B
The media sector that I would most like to work in is journalism specifically magazine journalism this is because the concept of writing reports and articles for magazines interests me and I feel like I would be helpful at researching a subject to write a interesting and engaging story to keep the reader involved. I also think it would be good experience to help with my creative writing so that I would be a better writer and story teller.
Recruitment
When working in journalism it's important for upcoming freelancers to get part of bigger companies and magazines. This can be done by getting work out in the world that companies could be interested in and would want more work of this nature, this can help journalists improve their writing skills and make sure they get recognised for their work so they could get exclusives in the future.
Freelance journalists
One of the biggest responsibilities of being a magazine journalist is making sure the work is written well, is accurate and submitted to a deadline, generating ideas for stories and sourcing the images that would go with the story. The most popular journalists are freelance journalists. These are journalists who "work as a writer selling work or services by the hour, day, job etc., rather than working on a regular salary basis for one employer".
There are many good qualities that employees look for in to be a good journalist. These qualities include, honesty, fearlessness, trustworthiness, passionate and tenacious. Honesty is important because it requires the journalist to not manipulate their audience with lies and to also not be too objective when discussing matters that could be deemed personal. Another trait that would be wanted for journalists is that they ask tough questions when called upon to do so, this will show hope loyal they can be and depended on for tougher situations.
When working freelance journalists tend to want to be trustworthy so that some independent companies will choose them to do a small job to see if they can be trusted with smaller jobs to work up to the bigger jobs. It's important for journalists to be very passionate about their work because it's this enthusiasm that drives them to do better work and get more jobs as a journalist so they can make more money and be trusted with big companies and get the big stories.
Structure
For structure in journalism, freelancers are the bottom of the company where they have their own boss, it then moves onto writers and editors, then moves onto the head editors and head writers and next and lastly moves onto the chief writer who is in charge of the whole company or incharge of the magazine.
Salary
Most journalists work for free because the experience is most important to beginners so they can figure out what things to change when writing reports. With experience, the salary is often negotiable, senior staff (senior staff writer, sub-editor or features editor) usually earn between £18,000 and £35,000. If working on a major publication or become editor-in-chief of a magazine, the salary will be anything from £22,000 to £65,000+.
Legal and Ethical Considerations
Journalists also have to deal with many ethical and legal considerations when writing stories, some laws are also put in place to stop them from making defamatory remarks. Ethics means doing what is morally right regardless of what laws say, journalists have to follow codes of conduct which set out ethical practice. The main code of conduct that journalists have to follow is the double check of their sources so that if they are questioned about it they have backed up research, they also have to give those who are being asked questions time to reply to their questions so it will be a fair interview.
Another set of ethics that journalists have to follow is respecting people's privacy particularly in times of grief, illness or shock, depending on the situation journalists are allowed to break these guidelines. Public interest includes the following three things, detecting and exposing crime or some serious unacceptable behaviour. Protecting public health and safety should also be a major part of journalism because it could cause some legal issues if false information has been given out about an emergency situation.
The Leveson Inquiry of 2011
Learning Aim B
The media sector that I would most like to work in is journalism specifically magazine journalism this is because the concept of writing reports and articles for magazines interests me and I feel like I would be helpful at researching a subject to write a interesting and engaging story to keep the reader involved. I also think it would be good experience to help with my creative writing so that I would be a better writer and story teller.
Recruitment
When working in journalism it's important for upcoming freelancers to get part of bigger companies and magazines. This can be done by getting work out in the world that companies could be interested in and would want more work of this nature, this can help journalists improve their writing skills and make sure they get recognised for their work so they could get exclusives in the future.
Freelance journalists
One of the biggest responsibilities of being a magazine journalist is making sure the work is written well, is accurate and submitted to a deadline, generating ideas for stories and sourcing the images that would go with the story. The most popular journalists are freelance journalists. These are journalists who "work as a writer selling work or services by the hour, day, job etc., rather than working on a regular salary basis for one employer".
There are many good qualities that employees look for in to be a good journalist. These qualities include, honesty, fearlessness, trustworthiness, passionate and tenacious. Honesty is important because it requires the journalist to not manipulate their audience with lies and to also not be too objective when discussing matters that could be deemed personal. Another trait that would be wanted for journalists is that they ask tough questions when called upon to do so, this will show hope loyal they can be and depended on for tougher situations.
When working freelance journalists tend to want to be trustworthy so that some independent companies will choose them to do a small job to see if they can be trusted with smaller jobs to work up to the bigger jobs. It's important for journalists to be very passionate about their work because it's this enthusiasm that drives them to do better work and get more jobs as a journalist so they can make more money and be trusted with big companies and get the big stories.
Structure
For structure in journalism, freelancers are the bottom of the company where they have their own boss, it then moves onto writers and editors, then moves onto the head editors and head writers and next and lastly moves onto the chief writer who is in charge of the whole company or incharge of the magazine.
Salary
Most journalists work for free because the experience is most important to beginners so they can figure out what things to change when writing reports. With experience, the salary is often negotiable, senior staff (senior staff writer, sub-editor or features editor) usually earn between £18,000 and £35,000. If working on a major publication or become editor-in-chief of a magazine, the salary will be anything from £22,000 to £65,000+.
Legal and Ethical Considerations
Journalists also have to deal with many ethical and legal considerations when writing stories, some laws are also put in place to stop them from making defamatory remarks. Ethics means doing what is morally right regardless of what laws say, journalists have to follow codes of conduct which set out ethical practice. The main code of conduct that journalists have to follow is the double check of their sources so that if they are questioned about it they have backed up research, they also have to give those who are being asked questions time to reply to their questions so it will be a fair interview.
Another set of ethics that journalists have to follow is respecting people's privacy particularly in times of grief, illness or shock, depending on the situation journalists are allowed to break these guidelines. Public interest includes the following three things, detecting and exposing crime or some serious unacceptable behaviour. Protecting public health and safety should also be a major part of journalism because it could cause some legal issues if false information has been given out about an emergency situation.
The Leveson Inquiry of 2011
The Leveson Inquiry was a judge led inquiry settee examine the ethics and the practices of the press. It was started up during the the of the phone hacking scandal that shook the world at the now nonexistent News of the World tabloid. During this time Judge Leveson ordered there to be some changes to how the press is regulated, some of these changes include:
- Newspapers should be self-regulated and any government official has no business deciding what they (the press) publish. There had to be a new set of rules and a new press standards body.
- This new body would have to be legalised, which would mean regulation was independent and effective.
Libel is a legal term coined when false information has been published about a person or business it's usually in a text-based format or in visual content in a permanent form. It is often sometimes confused with slander, which happens mostly in a verbal form (e.g. speeches to the public) both together are called defamation. The person or business that is suing for libel have to be able to prove the statements to be true with the use of evidence or that they damage their reputation otherwise they can't sue just based on if the statements or insulting or offensive.
The main thing all journalists look for is how to get involved in the business, this can be done a number of ways the first and most well known is by freelance work. This can be done by submitting a piece for a local newspaper or magazine of choice, this will show the editors of the newspaper/magazine what kind of style you have and what things you are interested in and may offer you some freelance work about specific topics.
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/zyt282p/revision/2
https://www.writersbureau.com/writing/what-is-freelance-journalism.htm
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/magazine-journalist
https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/job-profiles/magazine-journalist
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/magazine-writer-2316041
https://nmkarlis.wordpress.com/2010/12/06/qualities-of-a-good-journalist/
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