3.1 KiB
3.1 KiB
Competences — political journalist
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/eb7e42d0-9b3f-49ad-81f1-b9ee8491bf39).
Essential
- apply grammar and spelling rules (skill/competence)
- build contacts to maintain news flow (skill/competence)
- consult information sources (skill/competence)
- copyright legislation (knowledge)
- develop professional network (skill/competence)
- editorial standards (knowledge)
- evaluate writings in response to feedback (skill/competence)
- follow ethical code of conduct of journalists (skill/competence)
- follow the news (skill/competence)
- grammar (knowledge)
- interview people (skill/competence)
- interview techniques (knowledge)
- participate in editorial meetings (skill/competence)
- political parties (knowledge)
- political science (knowledge)
- rhetoric (knowledge)
- spelling (knowledge)
- stay up to date with social media (skill/competence)
- study topics (skill/competence)
- use specific writing techniques (skill/competence)
- write to a deadline (skill/competence)
- writing techniques (knowledge)
Optional
- adapt to changing situations (skill/competence)
- adapt to type of media (skill/competence)
- analyse the comments of selected audiences (skill/competence)
- apply desktop publishing techniques (skill/competence)
- ask questions at events (skill/competence)
- audio editing software (knowledge)
- check correctness of information (skill/competence)
- communicate by telephone (skill/competence)
- create online news content (skill/competence)
- desktop publishing (knowledge)
- document interviews (skill/competence)
- edit digital moving images (skill/competence)
- edit negatives (skill/competence)
- edit photographs (skill/competence)
- edit recorded sound (skill/competence)
- election law (knowledge)
- follow directions of on-site director (skill/competence)
- ICT software specifications (knowledge)
- manage personal finances (skill/competence)
- manage writing administration (skill/competence)
- monitor political conflicts (skill/competence)
- multimedia systems (knowledge)
- observe new developments in foreign countries (skill/competence)
- perform image editing (skill/competence)
- perform video editing (skill/competence)
- political campaigning (knowledge)
- present during live broadcasts (skill/competence)
- press law (knowledge)
- promote one's writings (skill/competence)
- pronunciation techniques (knowledge)
- proofread text (skill/competence)
- provide written content (skill/competence)
- review unpublished articles (skill/competence)
- write captions (skill/competence)
- write headlines (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 33 ads, as of 2026-07-18)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- political reporting — 36 %
- news reporting — 27 %
- political analysis — 21 %
- source development — 18 %
- video editing — 18 %
- investigative journalism — 18 %