Journalism is all about investigating, collecting, writing, editing and then reporting of events, issues, and trends to a vast public through the print media and the electronic media. Newspapers, magazines and journals come under the criteria of the print media whereas Radio, Television and the Web fall under the category of the electronic media. Journalism includes diverse areas of interests such as writing, editing, reporting, photography and documentary. The main purpose of Journalism serves to inform the audience of any news, incidents, events and issues that happen all around the world. Journalism also covers the cultural and traditional aspects of society in addition to the coverage of institutions and organizations.

Print media consists of working areas where one can work as proofreader, editor, reporter, columnist, feature writer, photographer, illustrator, correspondent etc. The style of writing mainly consists of direct deliverance of facts or occurrences with an attempt at analysis and the power of explaining. Electronic media offers jobs in the media line (Radio, Television and the Web). One can find work as a copywriter, editor, reporter, researcher, web content writer, correspondent and anchor in the other media segments like television journalism, radio journalism and the web. Talented people are required to maintain sites by web newspapers, popular newspapers and magazines. Popular newspapers and magazines have their own web editions whereas web newspapers serve only for the web and do not have print editions.

Journalism as a profession is an interesting, adventurous and a challenging job. It has earned more popularity in the recent times. Journalism as a career is considered an esteemed and highly paid profession. Journalists themselves play an important role in the development of a country. They are the ones who give people information about daily happenings and unusual activities in the society. Journalism serves the purpose to inform, explain, educate and enlighten the people. A Journalist should possess few qualities such as flair for writing, inquisitiveness, sharp wit, physical fitness, good communication skills, knowledge of current affairs, ability to judge fairly, willing to work anytime during the 24 hours a day, knowledge of regional and other languages and empathy. There are endless opportunities for journalists and the world today expects much more from them. Gone are the days when reporting events in a simple way would suffice. Today, we live in the world which requires specialized and professional people as journalists. Journalists specialize in various areas such as politics, finance, economics, culture, public affairs, sports etc for newspapers, journals, periodicals and radio/television news broadcasts.

The popular adage that ‘the pen is mightier than the sword’ is being proved right by the journalists of the current era. In recent times, news media have become the chief providers of information and views on public affairs; but the role of journalism, along with other forms of mass media, is undergoing rapid changes resulting from the wide popularity of the Internet. In today’s world, media, journalism and newspaper related jobs are the most sought after jobs as much of the investment is upon this sector.