The exciting and dynamic area of mass communication attracts students who wish to become media professionals working for radio and television stations, newspapers, magazines, and web-based media outlets. The School of Journalism and Electronic Media at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, offers media and journalism programs that are fully converged, preparing students to work on all media platforms and educates them to be flexible professionals for a fast changing world. Students may develop a specialty area within the curriculum: print/web journalism, broadcast journalism, magazine journalism, visual communication, media management, sports journalism, and science journalism. Students who seek a career as news writers and reporters, TV news reporters and producers, magazine writers, photojournalists, videographers, video producers and directors, media sales and promotions managers, sports writers and broadcasters, science communicators, and online journalists should consider the School of Journalism and Electronic Media at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Career opportunities abound for graduates of the School of Journalism and Electronic Media. Our graduates work in a variety of positions in all media in small, medium, and large markets. Graduates work in local radio stations as news reporters, program directors, and sales executives. Graduates also work in local television stations as news reporters, producers, sales representatives, producers and directors. A number of graduates work as reporters and editors for local and regional newspapers and magazines. Still others work as video producers, writers, and editors for video production companies and cable television program producers. With the trend toward media convergence, graduates with skills in multiple areas of mass communications are very attractive to potential employers. Entry-level positions in newspapers, radio and television stations, and video production companies are generally in the low- to mid-$20,000 range. TV news reporters and producers usually start in the mid-$20s depending on the size of the station and the size of the market. Media sales representatives can expect to earn $30,000–$40,000 in the first year. Online publishing positions generally start near $35,000. Employees who demonstrate talent and hard work usually move up quickly and are paid very well.