Recent graduate in Journalism, does work exist?

TheGez

I have recently gotten my degree in Journalism and I can't find anything at all in relation to work. Not even internships or freelance. I was wondering could anybody help me?

SubBusted

You might get a job with something that you've written to show people. Doubt any Irish newspaper really cares about a journalism degree.

Matt_Trakker

Best thing you could do would be to buy your local rag, write four or five articles that are related to different sections of the paper......local sports team/theatre review/some BS happening in the local council...etc etc.
Write them & send them to the ed, if he likes them he might give ya a turn.

Or move to dubai and get a handy number in an expat paper

krd

TheGez wrote: »

I have recently gotten my degree in Journalism and I can't find anything at all in relation to work. Not even internships or freelance. I was wondering could anybody help me?

You've got to create your own blogs, and pitch articles to editors.

Journalism is the new prostitution, except not as well paid.

English papers take a lot of work from free lancers - they're especially interested in stuff that's been SEO'd........

If you want to work as a journalist these days, you really need to work at the "me love you long time".....

Just build portfolio work.

RADIUS

TheGez wrote: »

I have recently gotten my degree in Journalism and I can't find anything at all in relation to work. Not even internships or freelance. I was wondering could anybody help me?

A friend of mine was in a similar situation years ago. A Degree in Journalism and no one hiring.

He went and done a PLC course in printed media and then, when there was a job advertised a year later, he got in over the other grads because he had the PLC. It wasn't that the PLC was anything special, it was the fact that he had shown he wanted it more and was more serious than the others.

He now works for his 2nd major Irish newspaper.

I would recommend looking for sub-editing roles even in Local newspapers . Anything to add to your CV in the future.

Also get in touch with the major papers by donning a suit and dropping in to their offices in Dublin city center with a resume . Bit cheeky but if they don't know you exist then they can't consider you.

Procrastastudy

A friend of mine is a fairly average journalist - no one famous but makes a living. I asked him one day - How did you become a journalist? He gave me a great answer. He said - "I just started being a journalist".

Mr. Loverman

You could come to China and work for an ex-pat publication.

I live in China and see loads of adverts for interns and full-timers.

Denerick

If you're a good enough writer you will get a job as a journalist. Like most industries there is a lot of 'not what you know, who you know', but without a talent for expression you'll go nowhere. Its not for everyone, and a degree in journalism is functionally useless to be honest. The vast majority of the great journalists alive today have no such 'qualification'. It is a talent and an art, not a craft to be learnt, but an ability inherent.

TheGez

Mr. Loverman wrote: »

You could come to China and work for an ex-pat publication.

I live in China and see loads of adverts for interns and full-timers.

How would I go about applying to those publications do you know?

Jimmy Bottlehead

TheGez wrote: »

How would I go about applying to those publications do you know?

Use your investigative journalist instinct and find out.

(Genuine answer)