NZ university majors related to this area
Though in the same subject area, they may be very different.
Did you know?
The first newspaper was published in Strasbourg, Germany in 1605.
Nowadays traditional, paper-based newspapers are increasingly challenged by Internet-based media.
Examples of career opportunities
Most entail additional learning (lifelong learning!).
- Journalist
- TV reporter
- Radio reporter
- Newspaper reporter
- Court reporter
- Science writer
- Blogger
- Editor
- Sub-editor
- Proof reader
- Screenwriter
- Scriptwriter
- Short-story writer
- Publisher
- Documentary maker
- Journalism teacher
- Media skills trainer
- Media studies teacher
- English teacher
- Academic
Income and employment prospects
Income
126% of national
median earnings
Employment
79% | Employed |
1% | Unemployed |
13% | Further study |
7% | Other or unknown |
Figures based on young domestic graduates 5 years after graduation. Source: Ministry of Education.