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Journalism: what to expect and how to get started

Journalism: what to expect and how to get started. David Ricketts. Journalism career so far…. Hull University BA (Hons) English and American Studies, 2002-2005. Cardiff University Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism 2006-2007.

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Journalism: what to expect and how to get started

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  1. Journalism: what to expect and how to get started David Ricketts

  2. Journalism career so far… Hull University BA (Hons) English and American Studies, 2002-2005. Cardiff University Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism 2006-2007. Joined Financial Times Business in 2007 as reporter on Pensions Week. Ignites Europe in 2008 as reporter. Now associate editor.

  3. UK national newspapers: Average sale for 2012 Print circulation on the decrease National dailies 2012 average   2011 average % change Daily Mirror    1,077,683            1,153,776 -6.60 Daily Record      273,688               301,501 -9.22 Daily Star       596,108               688,719 -13.45 The Sun     2,519,911         2,770,405 -9.04 Daily Express       561,273               621,075 -9.63 Daily Mail    1,920,801          2,044,347 -6.04 The Daily Telegraph 570,817 620,946 -8.07 Financial Times      298,070             354,926 -16.02 The Herald        45,493                48,569 -6.33 The Guardian       210,660             2 48,958 -15.38 i      279,309     183,978 51.82 The Independent    90,258               167,271 -46.04 The Scotsman        35,330                40,536 -12.84 The Times      400,238             436,729 -8.36 Racing Post        49,091                53,236 -7.78 Source: ABC

  4. First Telegraph redundancies revealed as title cuts 80 journalism jobs Daily Mail & General Trust cut more than 3,000 staff in the past four years

  5. Even journalism veterans have a negative outlook on the future: Jeremy Vine on the future of print journalism: “It’s very, very sad. My apologies to anyone who’s in it and still thinks it’s a living profession. It isn’t.”

  6. NCTJ Survey results: Newspapers: £22,500 Television: £45,000 Radio: £35,000 Online: £35,000 Magazines: £27,500 - The survey found that the average salary for journalists aged under 24 was £17,500. - Only 3 % of journalists surveyed do not enjoy their job compared with 6 % in 2002. - Around 83 per cent of new entrants into journalism did some form  of work experience before getting a job. Of these placements, 92 per cent were unpaid and the average trainee had done seven weeks of work experience in total. Some, the survey said, had done as much as a year of unpaid work. - The journalists' average week is 39.4 hours long compared to the UK average of 33.1 and 82 per cent said they think this is “reasonable”. - According to the survey, 63 per cent of journalists (up from 58 per cent in 2002) hold a journalism qualification – 73 per cent of those had an NCTJ-recognised qualification.

  7. Look beyond local newspapers for your first job: Employee Benefits Music Teacher Pulse British Journal of Midwifery Global Macro Trader The Mobile Network Global Macro Trader New Scientist ToyNews North West Business Insider The Publican’s Morning Advertiser Computer Business Review Offshore Engineer Digital Labels & Packaging Financial News Architects' Choice PA Life ICIS Energy BrightMarket Funds Europe HFMWeek The Actuary EuroWeek Aviation Business Middle East Architectural Technology Magazine Institutional Investor Food Processing Shares Computer News Middle East Lighting Journal Port Technology International The World Weekly Drapers Property Week Rail Professional Chemist+Druggist  Which? Money Mobile News Investors Chronicle FAB Women in Business MoneyMaker Magazine

  8. Any questions? Email: david.ricketts@ft.com Twitter: @davidricketts

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