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Think, for a moment, about all the things you’ve had to learn to do your job. If you work in journalism, that list likely includes:
- Reporting
- Creating something with words, images or sound out of that reporting
- Building knowledge and relationships with sources into a beat so you can continue that reporting
- Fact-checking
- Editing
- Using some kind of a content management system so people can actually see your work
- Learning or using social media to share that work
These are just the basics, I know. You might also have things like filing FOIA requests, creating databases, building apps, designing products, writing webby headlines, creating documentaries, hosting events and on and on.
