Journalist
| Highest | $5,500 / mo · United States |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2–4 yrs |
| Degree | Required |
| First paycheck | 4 years of study (per-article pay starting in 2nd or 3rd year) |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $5,500max |
| Hong KongIELTS 6.0–6.5 · HK–200k | $4,850 |
| SingaporeIELTS 6.5 · SGD 18–35k | $4,850 |
| United KingdomIELTS 6.0–7.0 · £11–38k | $4,850 |
| IrelandIELTS 6.0–6.5 · €10–25k | $3,950 |
| SwitzerlandIELTS 6.5 · CHF 0.9–8k | $3,850 |
What does the day look like?
Only 10% to 15% of the job matches popular imagination, such as breaking news on camera or interviewing celebrities. The remaining 85% to 90% is spent sifting through public records, cold-calling press offices, transcribing interviews, fact-checking data, and pitching stories under tight 30-minute deadlines. A typical shift involves conducting 5 to 15 phone or video interviews and filing 2 to 6 stories.
Reporters rely daily on tools like WordPress, Drupal, Arc XP, Reuters Connect, Bloomberg Terminal, Adobe Premiere Pro, Audacity, Otter.ai, and Google Reverse Image Search. Standard contracts specify 37.5 to 40 hours per week, but hours regularly exceed 50 during major news events. Operations run 24/7 across rotating shifts: early morning (05:00–13:30), day (09:00–17:30), evening (15:30–00:00), and overnight (23:30–07:30).
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