Media Writing

By: Johnny

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Media writing encompasses a wide variety of jobs and career paths in the many sub-sections of media. All a job has to do is be somewhat related to writing, or the media, or both, and then it can be considered a job in the media writing field. According to a textbook I found on ablongman.com, there are four characteristics of media writing. These characteristics are accuracy, which is said to be the most important, and then completeness, efficiency, and precision. It also lists the three main goals that media writers should have when writing their pieces. These three goals are striving to make your writing satisfactory, engaging, and powerful. Feel free to follow the link I've created to read more about their introduction to media writing.

The opportunities and possible jobs that are out there in the field of media writing are near endless. Say you're fresh out of college with a nice pretty degree in something that's some way related to writing, what are a few of the more common or relatable jobs you could potentially go after? Well, I found a great page on the Reinhardt University school's website titled, What can I do with a degree in Media Writing?. This page has a lot of good information having to do with this topic so if you're interested I highly recommend you check it out. I will only list here just a few of the related careers and the potential employers found on the page. The careers include being an author, columnist, critic, editorial writer, journalist, a news director, editor, or writer, a researcher, a scriptwriter/screenwriter, a speech writer, or being a television reporter. For some of the potential employers there are advertising agencies, news agencies, book publishers, hospitals, newspapers, radio stations, education organizations, public relations firms, entertainment firms, manufacturing firms, telecommunications firms, and even libraries and museums. And like I said, these are just a few of the possible careers and potential employers listed on the website.

All in all, the field of media writing is a career path that can be approached from many angles. If you enjoy writing, media writing as a career will probably interest you.

Works Cited

Stovall, James Glen. "Welcome to Introduction of Media." Journalism: Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How. Web. ablongman.com, http://www.ablongman.com/stovall1e/instructors/lec-introtomediawriting.html 

"What Can I Do with A Degree in Media Writing?" Reinhardt University. Web. reinhardt.edu, http://www.reinhardt.edu/academics/Arts_Humanities/What-can-I-do-with-a-Degree-In/media-writing.html