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Overview
Foreign correspondent work is about researching and writing international news from a country outside the home newsroom for newspapers, magazines, radio, television or digital media.
In job descriptions, look for international reporting, foreign postings, interviews, source networks, editorial meetings, fact checking, media formats, live broadcasts, context writing and journalist ethics.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Foreign correspondent work combines reporting, travel or posting abroad, source-building and fast editorial judgment. The correspondent follows developments, interviews people, adds context and prepares stories for the home newsroom.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include interview technique, grammar, clear writing, editorial standards, journalist ethics, intercultural awareness, source checking, live reporting and adapting the same story to different media formats.
Salary context
Salary context depends on the media outlet, posting arrangement, language demands, broadcast duties, risk level, travel intensity, deadlines and whether the role includes live coverage or analysis.
Career paths
Paths can move from reporting or desk journalism into foreign affairs beats, international correspondent roles, editor assignments, documentary work, live broadcasting or specialist analysis for a region or topic.
Good to know
Check adverts for location, language expectations, safety support, travel frequency, media format, editing support, live broadcast duties and how much original reporting versus desk rewriting is expected.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for foreign correspondent work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Publishing of newspapers
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include entertainment journalist, business journalist and political journalist.
Explore this activityPublishing of journals and periodicals
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include entertainment journalist, business journalist and political journalist.
Explore this activityTelevision programming, broadcasting and video distribution activities
Another possibility is this activity. Other occupations there include business journalist, sports journalist and broadcast news editor.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
27-3023.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
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These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
58.13Publishing of journals and periodicals60.2Television programming, broadcasting and video distribution activities58.12Publishing of newspapers
Alternative labels
Occupation group
journalist (2642.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4cc98057-8ed5-4b45-855b-7a67bc2e5bae |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2642.1.11 |
| ISCO group | 2642 |
| Concept type | Occupation |