Description
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.
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Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
stay up to date with social mediabuild contacts to maintain news flowselect camera aperturesselect photographic equipmentstudy topicsconsult information sourcesset up photographic equipmentapply grammar and spelling rulesfollow ethical code of conduct of journalistsinterview peopleparticipate in editorial meetingsmeet deadlinesdevelop professional networkwrite to a deadlineuse specific writing techniquesevaluate writings in response to feedbackfollow the newsadapt to type of mediadevelop filmfollow directions of on-site directormanage personal professional developmenttest photographic equipmentrecord multi-track soundedit photographsedit recorded soundwrite captionscheck correctness of informationwrite headlinesedit negativesmaintain photographic equipmentperform video editingfollow newspaper house stylemanage writing administrationdirect photographic workersperform image editingadapt to changing situationsedit digital moving imagesmaintain an artistic portfoliouse photographic equipmentcreate online news contentmanage personal finances