7. Web Related Careers
7.3. Popular Career Titles
7.3.2 Author/Journalist
Description
Journalists and Book writers are well known for the information they
provide to the world in written form. These persons gather data, form
it into meaningful information, and present it to their readers. With
the move to provide material via the Internet, authors of books and
journal articles have to keep up by providing their information as well.
Therefore, in addition to having excellent writing skills, these writers
will have to learn additional skills. They need to know how to set up a
web site, be familiar with HTML in order to present the information they
desire, have graphics design experience, or hire someone to do these tasks.
They must do all of these things and still meet deadlines.
Education Requirement
An author is usually someone who has a creative mind for putting
thoughts, and ideas on paper. The person may or may not have a formal
education, but if so he or she usually has a degree in English,
Literature, or some other liberal arts field. A journalist usually has
a formal education with a major in History, Journalism, English, or
Communication. Both types of writers may work freelance. Otherwise,
journalists usually answer to a magazine or newspaper, and authors to
an editor. To provide their material on the WWW, authors also have to
be trained in graphics design, HTML, and a navigation tool.
Salary
The pay can range from $35-$100 per article for a free lance
journalist ( Thompson, 1996 .) This
pay scale also depends on the type of article written. For a free lance
book author, the pay depends on the interest of the audience. Authors and
journalist that work for a company or magazine could expect a salary
range of $20K-$60. This depends on the firm for which they work and the number
of years of experience they have in the field. The lower range is for
beginning writers and the upper range is for editors.
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