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Journalist or writer
Find the story, check it, tell it well
From Campus Binge's data, as of 2026-10-15. Each fact says how far to trust it.
Starting pay
₹3–6 L/yr
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Later
₹10–25 L/yr
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Years to get there
3 years + a PG diploma
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Cost
₹0.2–2 L/yr
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Streams
PCM, PCB, PCMB, Commerce, CommerceMaths, Humanities, Undecided
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Subjects
English, History, Political Science
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Routes
jour-cuet
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About
Calls, interviews, deadlines Writing and editing Video and audio as much as print now
World signals
4- ILO: one in four jobs worldwide has some exposure to generative AIClerical work is the most exposed and the ILO expects most jobs to be transformed rather than replaced, so move away from the routine slice of any office job.
- Microsoft study: writers, journalists, data scientists and web developers are among the jobs AI applies to mostIf most of a job is finding, writing or explaining information, AI already does part of it; the authors stress this is not a forecast of job loss, so build the parts it can’t do: judgement, people and hands-on work.
- Stanford: young workers in AI-exposed jobs are now 19% behind their peersIn US payroll data, employment of 22–25-year-olds in the most AI-exposed jobs is about 19% below where it would be had it kept pace with less-exposed peers, so entry-level is where AI bites first.
- Reuters Institute: news engagement and trust fall as social video risesTraditional news faces falling engagement and flat subscriptions while video and social platforms boost alternative voices, so journalists need video, data and verification skills and credible creators gain reach.
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- Bingy's career notes (hand-written for the prototype; salaries are rough ranges)EstimateAs of 2026-10-15
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