Is it important to have a degree in mass communication to become a reporter?

It is important to have a degree in journalism to be a good journalist. But, we have many cases where journalists have come from other subject streams like Literature, management, Law and visual arts. But, a good Journalism and Mass Communication allows you to get a bandwidth to specialize and be mo

Reporters are people that no media organisation can do without. When you think of reporter what comes in your mind? Someone who has command over language, quick to respond, confident, knowledgeable and most importantly curiosity resides in him/her. If you possess these qualities, reporting can be yo

Not necessarily - unless the job profile demands for it. A little preference is undoubtedly given to journalism graduates/post graduates, but it isn't a necessity. All you need to have is a skill set of a journalist. Current affairs on your tips, fluent English/Hindi and nose for news - and if the e

No, not really and I don't recommend doing that unless you are interested in continuing on as an academic some day and teaching. You should get a degree - in truth, it can be in journalism, mass communications or something entirely unrelated. Then you should get a job as a journalist at some news ou