As a journalism student I hope so. People are always saying that the industry isn’t what it used to be, jobs are lacking and that I’m stupid for doing a degree in the subject – I disagree.
Of course the journalism industry is different to it was in the past, developments in technology have made that inevitable. TV, radio and even online journalism have taken the industry to a whole new level. Nowadays, a print journalist isn’t just a writer, they’re expected to have all kinds of skills including basic camera work and audio recording.
In three years time I'll be one of those graduates (hopefully) searching high and low for a decent paying job with all the excitement and enjoyment journalism has to offer. The difference between me and the people who say there are no jobs? - I know where to look! Looking for a job in the journalism field isn't as straight forward now; radio producers work for online news rooms and vise-versa. I won't just be looking for a job with a newspaper or magazine, I'll be looking for a job within a newspapers online division or a magazine's news podcast. Jobs are decreasing? If anything I'd say they were INcreasing.
Media City is set to be open for business in 2011 creating up to 10,000 jobs. Journalists in all kinds of fields will flock to Salford making it the BBCs largest presence outside of London. With thousands of staff moving up North, London will be wide open for young journalists fresh out of university.
People say that newspapers are dying and maybe they're right. Figures show that readerships for your average paper aren't what they used to be but online versions of these very same newspapers are on the rise. It's not really a surprise though when you think how much quicker we can access things these days. People don't want to wait until the next day to read the headlines and with online journalism they don't have to. A simple click and you can read whatever story you want without having to flick through an entire newspaper to find it.
I'm planning on progressing to print journalism next year (something that again, I'm told is stupid) but I'm not too worried about the "death of newspapers". I've always had my heart set on being a writer rather than a presenter, even if that means being a writer who publishes their stories online.
Sure, things are going to be a lot more technical in the future but the basic principles of Journalism will always be the same. Personally, I think there is a future for Journalism, a fantastic one. Journalists from all over the globe are in for a great ride learning new skills and widening their knowledge and I can't wait to be part of that. But that's just my opinion, what's yours?
Of course the journalism industry is different to it was in the past, developments in technology have made that inevitable. TV, radio and even online journalism have taken the industry to a whole new level. Nowadays, a print journalist isn’t just a writer, they’re expected to have all kinds of skills including basic camera work and audio recording.
In three years time I'll be one of those graduates (hopefully) searching high and low for a decent paying job with all the excitement and enjoyment journalism has to offer. The difference between me and the people who say there are no jobs? - I know where to look! Looking for a job in the journalism field isn't as straight forward now; radio producers work for online news rooms and vise-versa. I won't just be looking for a job with a newspaper or magazine, I'll be looking for a job within a newspapers online division or a magazine's news podcast. Jobs are decreasing? If anything I'd say they were INcreasing.
Media City is set to be open for business in 2011 creating up to 10,000 jobs. Journalists in all kinds of fields will flock to Salford making it the BBCs largest presence outside of London. With thousands of staff moving up North, London will be wide open for young journalists fresh out of university.
People say that newspapers are dying and maybe they're right. Figures show that readerships for your average paper aren't what they used to be but online versions of these very same newspapers are on the rise. It's not really a surprise though when you think how much quicker we can access things these days. People don't want to wait until the next day to read the headlines and with online journalism they don't have to. A simple click and you can read whatever story you want without having to flick through an entire newspaper to find it.
I'm planning on progressing to print journalism next year (something that again, I'm told is stupid) but I'm not too worried about the "death of newspapers". I've always had my heart set on being a writer rather than a presenter, even if that means being a writer who publishes their stories online.
Sure, things are going to be a lot more technical in the future but the basic principles of Journalism will always be the same. Personally, I think there is a future for Journalism, a fantastic one. Journalists from all over the globe are in for a great ride learning new skills and widening their knowledge and I can't wait to be part of that. But that's just my opinion, what's yours?
This post was created by Emma Rigby. You can contact Emma on erigby@uclan.ac.uk
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