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There are many nuances of a Career in Journalism. Internet is brimming with pages on How to get into Journalism, while I want to first understand What is a Career in Journalism. I was Googling about a Career in Journalism and was lucky to find: https://www.lifepage.in/careers/journalism

Anupma Khanna’s professional point of view!

Anupma Khanna has 9 years & 2 months of professional experience in Journalism. Anupma Khanna has worked in Journalism as Senior Feature Writer in The Pioneer. In Anupma Khanna’s own words, this is how Anupma Khanna got into Journalism: “After finishing my school I went to Delhi to pursue my B A in Journalism (H) from Delhi University and I topped in the college. Following that I also have a degree in management and law. After that I came back to Dehradun and joined core team of journalism in Dehradun. I have been doing journalism since 2008, specialized in print media.” Anupma Khanna has a profile in Resume 2.0 format on: https://www.lifepage.in/page/anupmakhanna

Career Video on Journalism

In a video, Anupma Khanna has talked about various aspects of a Career in Journalism. Anupma Khanna started by explaining Journalism as: “Journalism is all about gathering and broadcasting the News.” The video was an engaging disposition.

I found the video unique because it talked about Education in terms of things which can be learnt from books, to excel at a Career in Journalism and not as a list of Qualifications, which one needs to get into Journalism. Anupma Khanna touches upon these in the Education section of the Video:

• Mass Communication
• Social Sciences
• Current Affairs
• Information Technology
• Law

Anyone aspiring for this Career needs to understand that Skill development is crucial for success.
Anupma Khanna then explains why these Skills are essential for a Career in Journalism:

• Research & Analytics
• Focus & Information Mgmt.
• Initiative and Perseverance
• Confidence and Boldness
• Value and Ethics
• Time Management
• Relentless Curiosity
• Decision Making & Objectivity
• Language Proficiency
• Communication Skills

Positives of this Career are quite interesting.
Anupma Khanna believes that the following are some of the Positives of a Career in Journalism:

• Societal Impact
• Respect and Recognition
• Sense of Purpose
• Position of Influence
• Self Development

Challenges define a Career as much as the Positives of the same.
And, Anupma Khanna believes that one needs to prepare for following Challenges of a Career in Journalism:

• Deadline Pressure
• Resource Intensive
• Reasonable Monetary Rewards
• Risk to Personal Safety
• Public Prominence
• High Public Responsibility
• Gender Specific Challenges

In the final section of the video Anupma Khanna talks about How a day goes in a Career in Journalism. This video is by far the best video on a Career in Journalism, that I have ever come across. To see the full Talk, one needs to install the LifePage Career Talks App. Here is a direct deep link of the Video: https://lifepage.app.link/20161226-0001