You could be working for printed media such as newspapers, broadcast outlets such as television, or for an interactive page on the World Wide Web. Journalism includes interviewing and research, writing and designing, and making decisions. Journalists are curious, think fast, and write well. A bachelor's degree is almost always required. Modern journalists have a solid liberal arts education and an increasing proportion have been educated in specialties which range from environmental sciences to law.
Journalism is just one example of mass communication.
You may also find exciting opportunities in a wide range of fields which involve the mass media, such as public relations, advertising, graphic art and photography. The American River College Journalism Program American River College provides a strong introduction to both general studies and a journalism or mass communication major. You can begin with a course in newswriting and reporting, and an introduction to the mass media. Both these courses are accepted by the California State University campuses which offer a bachelor's degree in journalism. The campus newspaper, the ARC Current, offers valuable experience in writing, editing, photography, design and desktop publishing.