From broadcast news editor to photojournalist
12 of the 26 essential skills of a photojournalist are already essential for a broadcast news editor — about 46% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 12
- skills carry over
- 14
- would be new
- 46%
- of the target job covered
- 26
- essential skills of a photojournalist
What a photojournalist does
Photojournalists cover all kinds of news events by taken informative images. They tell stories by taking, editing and presenting images for newspapers, journals, magazines, television and other media.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
14 skillsEssential for a photojournalist and not for a broadcast news editor. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adapt to type of media
- apply grammar and spelling rules
- evaluate writings in response to feedback
- interview people
- interview techniques
- photography
- select camera apertures
- select photographic equipment
- set up photographic equipment
- stay up to date with social media
- study topics
- use specific writing techniques
- write to a deadline
- writing techniques
Other moves from broadcast news editor
2 roles- editor-in-chief15 skills in common
- newspaper editor13 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a photojournalist?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.