Journalists are professional reporters of news and current events. Essentially, what they do is write stories. They write about the weather, politics, international affairs, local occurrences and so much more. Journalists report through several different mediums. The most traditional ones are newspapers, magazines, television and the radio. Nowadays, journalists also write for websites, social networks and blogs.

Journalists must be ruthless when it comes to uncovering the truth about a story. They have to do extensive research and make sure it is all accurate. Investigative journalists usually have to dig for information.

Another part of a journalist’s job is that he or she must be ready to move and travel around. News can take place at any time of the day or night in any place around the world. For instance, CNN reporters were in Cairo a couple of hours after the protests began this week. All of these components make up what a journalist does. The print industry, television and websites rely heavily on journalists because they are the one that do the actual research and writing behind the published work that we read.