Journalist

The salary ranges from a meagre 15K to probably 2 Lacs/month (higher salary for well-known TV anchors, editors, etc). This is in case of a well known, big media house. The salary of a producer working in office, and that of a reporter are different. There is no specific scale, but the size of the organisation does matter. I worked with ABP News. It was a great place to learn the basics of TV News Production, but the salary was not at par with the workload. Thus, things may differ. But there are newspapers and local channels that offer something as low as 5K/month, but mostly this is the figure in cities like Bhopal, Indore, Bareilly. Thus, it all depends heavily on the job location, profile, etc.

No course or training can claim to make one a journalist. The courses train persons in the technical aspects only, to ensure one's success in the field one must have an inborn ability to write and produce new stories in the correct, concise and interesting style. Educational Qualification to becoming a journalist: Bachelor's degree or post-graduate degree in journalism/mass communication is required to pursue a career in this field. The additional coursework specialised training or experience, fieldwork or internship increases one's opportunities in the field. There are a number of universities and institutes offering training in journalism. Minimum eligibility for Bachelor degree in journalism is 10+2 and for Postgraduate degree courses a Bachelor degree in journalism. Some institutes also provide one-year certificate courses in journalism for which eligibility is 10+2. There are also courses in specialised areas of journalism like sports, television, photo, press law, etc.
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