Journalism Career potential Journalism is a diverse field. Graduates find work in various communications professions, including public relations, advertising, print and broadcast media, and corporate marketing. Some alumni teach journalism in junior high schools, high schools and colleges. Graduates work in the advertising industry as art and creative directors, account executives, copywriters, media buyers and graphic designers. Alumni have careers as reporters, producers and writers for radio and television stations in news, entertainment and sports.
Graduates also find work writing for business sections of newspapers, wire services and magazines.
The financial services industries, banks and insurance companies employ finance and economics writers to produce publications ranging from annual reports to sales materials. Other alumni have jobs as reporters, columnists, editors, publishers, and sports and feature writers for newspapers or wire services. Other opportunities include speech writing, technical writing, and advertising and promotional writing for corporations and nonprofit organizations. Photojournalists work for newspapers, magazines, corporations and nonprofit agencies such as government agencies, universities, hospitals and schools. Some photojournalists are self-employed, doing freelance work for various publications.