Skills
53 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Optional knowledge
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Overview
Crime journalists research and write news about criminal events for newspapers, magazines, television and digital media, using interviews, information checks and court hearing coverage.
In job descriptions, look for crime reporting, court attendance, law enforcement contacts, interview techniques, editorial standards, fact-checking, online news content, proofreading, video editing and social media monitoring.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Crime journalism follows incidents, investigations and court processes. The work can move between interviews, police or court information, fast news updates, longer background pieces and careful checks before sensitive details are published.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include interview technique, editorial standards, checking information, law enforcement context, court hearing coverage, online news writing, proofreading, video editing and calm judgement under deadline pressure.
Salary context
Salary context depends on newsroom size, pace, beat responsibility, on-call expectations, multimedia production, court coverage, investigative depth and whether the journalist owns specialist crime reporting for a publication.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior crime reporting, court correspondence, investigative journalism, news editing, multimedia reporting, specialist public-safety coverage or editorial leadership.
Good to know
Check adverts for the crime beat, court attendance, weekend or breaking-news work, source handling, legal review, video or social media duties and how the newsroom manages safety and editorial approvals.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for crime journalist work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
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Occupation group
journalist (2642.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d372b694-041a-4978-bd81-efbb763ee70d |
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| ESCO code | 2642.1.6 |
| ISCO group | 2642 |
| Concept type | Occupation |