Even though many of our graduates will have progressed in their careers since completing a case study, they are still of interest to students who wish to gain an understanding of the world of work.

Producer - working on daily news and current affairs for radio and TV, sometimes on the desk in London, and sometimes on location overseas. African regional specialism.

In the office - researching, scripting, commissioning graphics, editing video, and producing in studio.

In the field - directing, shooting/recording, managing logistics.

Opportunity to travel and meet great people. Being a journalist gives you a license to ask total strangers about the most interesting elements of their lives, and you get the privilege of being present at life changing/intimate moments.

The sector as a whole is increasingly under-resourced. We constantly have to produce more for less, and there are a lot of mass redundancies in a lot of news orgs.

Creatively telling stories
Bringing attention to important events and issues
Opportunity for travel
Varied work

Journalism, video-recording and editing, audio-recording and editing, management of productions

MPhil in International Relations 2013-2014
Researcher at CBBC Newsround
Assistant Producer at CBBC Newsround
Broadcast Journalist at BBC Focus on Africa TV (BBC World News Channel)
Broadcast Journalist at World Service radio
Whilst employed at the BBC I've had training in filming, recording, editing, online software, safety on location, etc.

Producing long-form radio/podcast content

Don't worry if you haven't studied journalism or media - I didn't do either, and was able to learn on the job. Once you've found a way in, having a specialism is more valuable.
Find yourself a specialism (e.g. a particular region, or a topic like health/education/politics) and independently produce content on it so that you've got something to show potential employers.
Starting at a smaller organisation/programme has benefits - if they're under-resourced then they'll teach you to do everything.