Journalism

Journalism is about investigating and reporting news about current affairs, arts and entertainment.

This is about writing for a variety of media: newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and the Internet.

Studying in this area involves learning how to interview people and investigate stories, and to edit your own and other reporters' stories.

Journalism is also about the legal and ethical aspects of news gathering.

NZ university majors related to this area

Though in the same subject area, they may be very different.

The first newspaper was published in Strasbourg, Germany in 1605.

Nowadays traditional, paper-based newspapers are increasingly challenged by Internet-based media.

Most entail additional learning (lifelong learning!).

126% of national
median earnings

Figures based on young domestic graduates 5 years after graduation. Source: Ministry of Education.