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Journalist resume example

Journalist resumes list beats, outlets and notable stories with impact. Link clips and highlight scoops, audience numbers and awards.

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Journalist resume summary example

Reporter with 7 years covering business and technology for regional and national outlets. Broke 12 exclusives, including an investigation into data brokers that prompted a state law change.

Notice the pattern: title and years of experience, then the strongest result with a number. See more in resume summary examples.

Experience bullet examples for a journalist

  • Cover technology policy and business, filing 3–5 stories a week
  • Broke 12 exclusives, including a data-broker investigation that led to a state law change
  • Stories reached 2M+ readers; two were the site’s most-read of the year
  • Appear on podcasts and local TV to discuss reporting
  • Covered local business, development and labour

Each bullet starts with an action verb and ends with a result. That is what separates an achievement from a job description.

Skills for a journalist resume

Investigative reportingInterviewingSource developmentPublic records researchData journalismFact-checkingAP StyleCMSSocial mediaDeadline writing

Keywords that appear in journalist job postings

Applicant tracking systems match your resume against the posting. These terms recur in real journalist listings, use the ones that are true for you, in the posting’s own wording.

journalismreportinginvestigativeinterviewingAP Styleeditingfact-checkingdata journalismsourcesdeadlinesCMSstorytelling

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Tips for writing a journalist resume

  1. Link 5–8 clips, including your best scoops.
  2. Impact (policy changes, audience) beats story counts.
  3. Name your beat clearly.

Questions

What skills should I put on a journalist resume?

List the specific skills the job posting asks for that you genuinely have. For journalist roles, common ones include Investigative reporting, Interviewing, Source development, Public records research, Data journalism, Fact-checking, AP Style, CMS.

How long should a journalist resume be?

One page for most candidates. Two pages only if you have many years of directly relevant experience and every line earns its place.

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