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photojournalist

Code 3431.2

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.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • Historia de la fotografía
  • photography
  • grammar
  • copyright legislation
  • editorial standards
  • spelling
  • writing techniques

Skills and competences

  • adapt to type of media
  • consult information sources
  • develop professional network
  • follow the news
  • interview people
  • build contacts to maintain news flow
  • study topics
  • set up photographic equipment
  • participate in editorial meetings
  • follow ethical code of conduct of journalists
  • select camera apertures
  • select photographic equipment
  • interview techniques
  • use specific writing techniques

Transversal competences

  • apply grammar and spelling rules
  • write to a deadline
  • meet deadlines
  • stay up to date with social media
  • evaluate writings in response to feedback

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences