Print Journalists collect and analyze facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation and observation and write stories for newspapers, magazines or journals.
Occupation description
Print Journalists collect and analyze facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation and observation and write stories for newspapers, magazines or journals.
Occupations considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Columnist
- Feature Writer
- Leader Writer
- Newspaper Reporter
Occupations not considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Copywriter
- Newspaper or Periodical Editor
- Radio Journalist
- Technical Writer
- Television Journalist
- Journalists and Other Writers nec
These occupations are classified elsewhere in ANZSCO.
Print Journalist is a VETASSESS Group B occupation
This occupation requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the educational level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor degree or higher.
Applicants can fulfil the assessment criteria for this occupation in four different ways.
*If employment is prior to the completion of the qualification at the required level, an applicant must have at least one year of highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level within the last five years. The remaining five years of pre-qualifying period may be within the last ten years.
A positive assessment of both qualification level and employment duration is required for a positive Skills Assessment outcome.
* Additional qualifications in a highly relevant field of study include those comparable to the following levels:
- AQF Diploma
- AQF Advanced Diploma
- AQF Associate Degree or AQF Graduate Diploma
*** Bachelor degree or higher degree includes:
- AQF Master Degree or AQF Doctoral Degree
** Highly relevant paid employment duration (20 hours or more per week)
1-3
minimum years of employment highly relevant to the nominated occupation, completed at an appropriate skill level in the five years before the date of application for a Skills Assessment.
4
minimum 4 years of relevant employment required – Three years of relevant employment (can be outside the last 5-year period) in addition to at least one year of highly relevant employment within the last five years before applying.
Qualification and Employment Criteria
Employment
Highly relevant tasks include:
- Collecting and analyzing facts about newsworthy events from interviews, printed matter, investigations and observations;
- Writing news reports, commentaries, articles and feature stories for newspapers, magazines and journals on topics of public interest;
- Developing leads for news items and submitting news stories for approval;
- Taking notes and reading publicity releases, copies of speeches or similar material to facilitate organization and writing of stories;
- Writing to meet deadlines, referring to reference books, newspaper files or other sources to secure additional facts;
- Reading and evaluating news reports and suggestions for future stories;
- Critically discussing daily news topics in the editorial columns of newspapers and reviewing books, films or plays;
- Writing particular segments of publications, such as news commentaries or sports, fashion, or educational segments.
Employment information
What does ‘Print Journalism’ mean?
as Print /Online, Broadcast, Multimedia, and Photojournalism. Print Journalism refers to the writing of stories, news reports, commentaries and feature articles for newspapers, magazines and journals. This area of journalism includes both print editions, and digital/online publications. Columnists, Feature Writers, Leader Writers and Newspaper Reporters are all suitably assessed against the requirements of the Print Journalist occupation, whether their work is published in print or online.
Self-employment
If you are self-employed, you are required to provide the following:
- Evidence of self-employment such as sole trading or business registration details and/or official statements issued by your (registered) Accountant and/or legal team. The statement from your Accountant or Solicitor must include the Accountant’s or Solicitor’s letterhead, your full name, how long you have been continuously self-employed, including official dates in each role, the nature of the business conducted, the signature and contact details of the Accountant or Solicitor
- A statutory declaration listing your main duties during self-employment.
- Payment evidence showing regular income from self-employment, such as client invoices together with corresponding bank statements and/or official taxation records.
- Supplementary evidence, such as contracts with clients or suppliers, client testimonials, evidence of projects completed, etc.
Supporting material for assessment
Applicants nominating for this occupation are advised to provide any additional evidence to support employment claims, such as evidence of written work (newspaper/magazine/journal articles).
Self-employment
If you are self-employed, you are required to provide the following:
a) Evidence of self-employment such as sole trading or business registration details and/or official statements issued by your (registered) Accountant and/or legal team. The statement from your Accountant or Solicitor must include the Accountant’s or Solicitor’s letterhead, your full name, how long you have been continuously self-employed, including official dates in each role, the nature of the business conducted, the signature and contact details of the Accountant or Solicitor.
b) A statutory declaration listing your main duties during self-employment.
c) Payment evidence showing regular income from self-employment, such as client invoices together with corresponding bank statements and /or official taxation records.
d) Supplementary evidence, such as contracts with clients or suppliers, client testimonials, evidence of projects completed, etc.
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