How to become a Journalist
Official title: Journalists
Interviews, gathers, records and investigates current affairs and public issues, and reports them in newspapers, on radio and television and in other media. News editors are also included.
Main tasks
- Gather historical material and local and international news through interviews, investigation, observation and attending public events
- Gather, report and comment on news and current affairs for newspapers, magazines, radio, television and online media
- Interview politicians and other public figures at press conferences and on radio, television and online
- Report on developments in particular fields such as medicine, science or technology
Ways in
- University department: Communications & Media degrees, Offered by 68 universities in Taiwan
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$683,000 a year
- Demand for Legal, social and cultural jobs is projected at about 190,000 in 2024 and about 216,000 in 2030. (+13.7%)
- Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Journalist?
Ways in include: Communications & Media degrees.
How much does a Journalist earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$683,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is a Journalist a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change 13.7% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of a Journalist?
Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics: Occupational Wage Survey (職類別薪資調查) (2025 survey (July 2025 monthly, 2024 annual), released 2026-05-29), Open Government Data License, version 1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026