(WTAMU) Broadcast Journalism Degree, Program Information at West Texas a & M University

A program that focuses on the methods and techniques for reporting, producing, and delivering news and news programs via radio, television, and video/film media; and that prepares individuals to be professional broadcast journalists, editors, producers, directors, and managers. Includes instruction in the principles of broadcast technology; broadcast reporting; on- and off-camera and microphone procedures and techniques; program, sound, and video/film editing; program design and production; media law and policy; and professional standards and ethics. Find Colleges Offering Broadcast Journalism Degree.

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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Job Description
Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism.
Important Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Speech Recognition
- Speech Clarity
Radio and Television Announcers
Job Description
Talk on radio or television. May interview guests, act as master of ceremonies, read news flashes, identify station by giving call letters, or announce song title and artist.
Salary and Wages
Amarillo, TX
- Average Annual Salary: $51,580
- Average Hourly Rate: $24.80
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 58,905
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 54,020
- Percent Job Growth: -8.3%
Important Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
- Speech Recognition
- Speech Clarity
Broadcast News Analysts
Job Description
Analyze, interpret, and broadcast news received from various sources.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 7,724
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 8,184
- Percent Job Growth: 5.96%
Important Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
- Originality
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Information Ordering
- Category Flexibility
Reporters and Correspondents
Job Description
Collect and analyze facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation, or observation. Report and write stories for newspaper, news magazine, radio, or television.
Salary and Wages
Amarillo, TX
- Total Employment: 40
- Average Annual Salary: $33,840
- Average Hourly Rate: $16.27
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 59,212
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 59,921
- Percent Job Growth: 1.20%
Important Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Inductive Reasoning
- Near Vision
- Speech Recognition
- Speech Clarity
Editors
Job Description
Perform variety of editorial duties, such as laying out, indexing, and revising content of written materials, in preparation for final publication.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 121,511
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 124,275
- Percent Job Growth: 2.27%
Important Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
- Fluency of Ideas
- Originality
- Near Vision
- Speech Recognition
- Speech Clarity
Copy Writers
Job Description
Write advertising copy for use by publication or broadcast media to promote sale of goods and services.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 135,246
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 152,552
- Percent Job Growth: 12.80%
Important Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
- Originality
- Near Vision