A Community Journalist gather stories at the ground level in the form of videos/pictures/narratives and so on. A Community Journalist helps the correspondent and editorial team in the newsroom by circulating or providing local news on different subjects important to a local community.
Personal Competencies
• You like to pay attention to details while working
• You are comfortable communicating with others
• You like to have clear instructions to follow
• You are comfortable working with a team
Entry Pathway
Minimum Qualification
After completing class 12 and being years of age you can enrol for National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)* level 4 Community Journalist training.
*NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the job market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade Skills after gaining experience
Where will you study?
INSTITUTES
1. Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University, New Delhi
2. The Maharaia Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat
3, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
4. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
5. Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra
6, Osmania University Hyderabad, Telangana
*These figures are taken from NCS and are indicative and subject to change.
Experts from the field
Basanti Soren comes from a mining, industrial and cultural hub in Jharkhand. Her district holds a strong position on the mineral map of the country which creates some fundamental problems for the locals. Basanti's village, Lopongtandi in Ramgarh district is only a kilometre away from the East parei Coal mine. For years she has witnessed how the mining has left the landscape scarred and ravaged. She has been associated with the Jungle Bachao Andolan, a movement to conserve the remaining forests of the area. Through this she got a platform to raise her voice and work on issues close to her heart. As a video activist and Community Correspondent, Basanti is tying to highlight the prevalent issues of her community.*
COMMUNITY JOURNALIST
NCS Code: NA | AMM019• You like to pay attention to details while working
• You are comfortable communicating with others
• You like to have clear instructions to follow
• You are comfortable working with a team
Minimum Qualification
After completing class 12 and being years of age you can enrol for National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)* level 4 Community Journalist training.
*NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the job market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade Skills after gaining experience
INSTITUTES
1. Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University, New Delhi
2. The Maharaia Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat
3, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
4. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
5. Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra
6, Osmania University Hyderabad, Telangana
A majority of government schemes are free
SCHOLARSHIPS
• Visit the National Scholarship Portal for details on ITI registered with NSP: https://scholarships.gov.in/fresh/onlineInstituteSearchIndex
• Visit buddy4study.com for details on scholarships for ITI/Vocational Training: https://www.buddy4study.com/article/iti-scholarships
(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Places of Work: News channels, Print media, Electronic media, Advertising digital media (mobile, internet) and so on.
Work Environment: You have to work for at least 8 to 9 hours and for 5 to 6 days a week. Shift duties may be there. Overtime is common.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
News Intern → Community Journalist
The approx. salary of a Community Journalist ranges between INR 10,250 - 32,250* per month.
Source - https://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Journalist/Salary
*These figures are taken from NCS and are indicative and subject to change.
Experts from the field
Basanti Soren comes from a mining, industrial and cultural hub in Jharkhand. Her district holds a strong position on the mineral map of the country which creates some fundamental problems for the locals. Basanti's village, Lopongtandi in Ramgarh district is only a kilometre away from the East parei Coal mine. For years she has witnessed how the mining has left the landscape scarred and ravaged. She has been associated with the Jungle Bachao Andolan, a movement to conserve the remaining forests of the area. Through this she got a platform to raise her voice and work on issues close to her heart. As a video activist and Community Correspondent, Basanti is tying to highlight the prevalent issues of her community.*
Source - https://www.videovolunteers.org/author/basanti-soren/
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
community journalist, journalist, community correspondent