Print, online and broadcast reporting. Beat, outlet and bylines — and links to the stories.
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A journalist CV names the beat, because editors hire for one — politics, business, health — and a general reporter reads as someone without one. The example above links to published stories, since for a journalist the work is the evidence, and states Nepali and English as writing languages, which are separate skills. The format works for reporters, correspondents, sub-editors and fresher journalists in Nepal or India.
Binita Pokharel
Reporter — Health and Social Affairs
Kathmandu · +977 98XXXXXXXX · binita.pokharel@example.com · linkedin.com/in/binitapokharel
Summary
Reporter with five years covering health and social affairs for a national online outlet and a Nepali daily. Files around 12 stories a month in Nepali and English, including data-led and field reports from Madhesh and Karnali. Two stories were followed up by parliamentary committee questions. Member of the Federation of Nepali Journalists.
Experience
Reporter — Health
National online news outlet · Kathmandu · Baishakh 2080 – Present
- File around 12 stories a month on public health, hospitals and health insurance
- Report from the field in Madhesh and Karnali on maternal health and drug supply
- Build stories from government data, including the HMIS and budget documents
- Two investigations on hospital drug shortages were raised in a parliamentary committee
Correspondent
Nepali daily newspaper · Kathmandu · 2077 – 2080
- Covered social affairs, education and local government
- Filed daily news and weekend features in Nepali
Education
Master in Journalism and Mass Communication
Tribhuvan University · 2076 – 2078
Projects
Series — the drugs that never reach district hospitals
A three-part investigation using procurement data and field visits to five district hospitals.
Skills
- News and feature writing — Nepali
- News writing — English
- Data-led reporting
- Field reporting
- Interviewing and source building
Languages
- Nepali — Native
- English — Professional
- Maithili — Conversational
Certifications
Federation of Nepali Journalists membership — FNJ, 2079
Data journalism training — Media training organisation, 2081
The name, employers and numbers above are invented. Replace every one of them —
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Journalist CV format
The sections, in the order an employer reads them.
- Name, links and contact — Links to your published work or author page under your name, then email and phone.
- Profile — Years in journalism, your beat, the outlets, and the languages you write in.
- Experience — Each outlet with dates, role, beat and output — stories a month, formats, any impact.
- Selected stories — Three to five with a link and a line on why each mattered.
- Education — Journalism and mass communication degree, or another degree, with university and year.
- Skills — Reporting, interviewing, data journalism, editing, photography, video, social media.
- Memberships and references — Federation of Nepali Journalists or another press body, and an editor as reference.
Journalist CV objective
Two to adapt — change the numbers and names to yours. A career objective, or summary, is the two or three lines under your name.
With experience
Reporter with five years covering health and social affairs for a national online outlet and a Nepali daily, filing around 12 stories a month in Nepali and English, including data-led and field reports. Looking for a senior reporter role on a health or investigations desk.
For a fresher
Journalism graduate with a three-month internship at a Kathmandu newsroom and eight published bylines, writing in Nepali and English and comfortable with basic video editing. Looking for a reporter or sub-editor role.
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Skills to put on a journalist CV
- News and feature writing — name the languages
- Interviewing and source building
- Field reporting
- Data-led reporting
- Editing and sub-editing
- Fact-checking
- Photography and mobile video
- Social media for news
Journalist CV for freshers
A journalist CV for a fresher is built around bylines. Link to everything published — a newsroom internship, a college paper, a blog with real reporting. Pick your best three and say what each involved. Name the beat you want to cover. Editors hiring juniors look for accuracy, speed and curiosity, and published work shows all three.
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Common questions
What should a journalist CV include?
Your beat, outlets and roles, links to three to five published stories, the languages you write in, reporting and editing skills, your degree, memberships and an editor as reference.
How do I write a journalist resume with no experience?
Link to published work from internships, a college paper or your own reporting, highlight your best three stories, name the beat you want and list the languages you write in.
Should I put links to my articles on my CV?
Yes. For a journalist the work is the evidence. Put an author page or portfolio link under your name and link each selected story.
Can I download a journalist CV in Word format?
Yes. Open this example in the builder, change the details to yours and download it as a Word file or a PDF, free and with no sign-up.