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Newspaper journalist: Typical employers/vacancy sources

Typical employers

UK newspapers provide a significant employment market for journalists. Many titles are owned by large newspaper groups at international, national or regional level, such as Johnston Press, Trinity Mirror, Daily Mail and General Trust and Archant. Recent years have seen many takeovers and acquisitions; check the latest facts and figures, and lists of daily and weekly newspapers within the UK, on the Newspaper Society  or Media UK  website.

Independent press agencies - also known as news wires - supply general interest or specialist news, features or pictures to news media. There are several leading press agencies, including Agence France Presse  (based in Paris), Associated Press   and United Press International  (both based in the U.S.), Reuters  and the British-based Press Association . See the National Association of Press Agencies  for more details.

Print newspaper titles are currently struggling; in reaction, many papers are turning their attention to the growth of online journalism, where news is uploaded 'as it happens'.

The Industry Insights into Publishing and Advertising, marketing and PR may also provide useful employer information.

Sources of vacancies

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• The Guardian (Mondays)
• Hold the Front Page
• Journalism.co.uk  
• Journalism UK  
• The Media Network  
• Media UK - internet directory
• Newspaper Society (lists groups with in-company training schemes)
• Press Gazette

Jobs may be advertised via the head office of a regional group, or by individual newspapers. Some newspapers rely solely on speculative applications to the editor, and never advertise vacancies.

See also job hunting tips and applications, CVs and interviews.

AGCAS

Written by Tim Reed, University of Kent

Last updated:

September 2009

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