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Amin Rahman · 01-18-2010, 09:57 PM

Hi im currently doing my GCSEs and am really intrested in doing sports journalism. I have so much passion for this field of work. I love sports and i love talking about it. However, I have not got a clue in how i enter this very specific field. Can anyone give me any directions into which subjects to choose and any tips to suceeding. Thank you so much for your time.

MJRevell · 01-21-2010, 07:28 PM

Do a degree in a course you like the look of. English would be ideal, or something to do with writing, but I don't think it matters too much. Or an NCTJ (National Council for the Training of Journalists) accredited degree, like journalism.

Get involved in your university newspaper.

Get work experience, offer your writing services for free at local papers, etc. Any experience you can get is good experience. And more and more, jobs like this want you to have experience.

Then, after your degree, you might want to do a post-grad diploma or course in journalism to get your NCTJ qualifications.

All of this will help, and from what I hear you're about as certain as it's possible to be to get a job after that post-grad NCTJ course.

But there are those who can get into it without any of the above. Just get experience, keep clippings of any work you do, apply for jobs. But these courses, followed by the post-grad is a pretty solid route.

MJRevell · 01-21-2010, 07:32 PM

There are those that get into the business without any further qualifications than GCSE's or A-Levels.

Get work experience, keep clippings of your work, apply for jobs.

But the most secure and reliable route is to do English based A-Levels, do an English based degree (journalism or English or creative writing) and then do a post-graduate NCTJ journalism course after that.

You can do NCTJ accredited journalism courses at university, and I have a friend who did one and then went straight into a golf journalism job without the post-grad course. But if you do the post-grad, you're about as certain as it's possible to be to get a job.

Just remember: work for your university paper, work for your local papers, get as much experience as you can.

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01-21-2010, 07:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
MJRevell New Poster Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2	Do a degree in a course you like the look of. English would be ideal, or something to do with writing, but I don't think it matters too much. Or an NCTJ (National Council for the Training of Journalists) accredited degree, like journalism. Get involved in your university newspaper. Get work experience, offer your writing services for free at local papers, etc. Any experience you can get is good experience. And more and more, jobs like this want you to have experience. Then, after your degree, you might want to do a post-grad diploma or course in journalism to get your NCTJ qualifications. All of this will help, and from what I hear you're about as certain as it's possible to be to get a job after that post-grad NCTJ course. But there are those who can get into it without any of the above. Just get experience, keep clippings of any work you do, apply for jobs. But these courses, followed by the post-grad is a pretty solid route.

01-21-2010, 07:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
MJRevell New Poster Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2	There are those that get into the business without any further qualifications than GCSE's or A-Levels. Get work experience, keep clippings of your work, apply for jobs. But the most secure and reliable route is to do English based A-Levels, do an English based degree (journalism or English or creative writing) and then do a post-graduate NCTJ journalism course after that. You can do NCTJ accredited journalism courses at university, and I have a friend who did one and then went straight into a golf journalism job without the post-grad course. But if you do the post-grad, you're about as certain as it's possible to be to get a job. Just remember: work for your university paper, work for your local papers, get as much experience as you can.