Specialist Reporting

As well as having general reporters, many newspapers have reporters who specialise. These specialisms vary from paper to paper, but will typically include crime, education, health and politics.

These roles tend to go to the more experienced reporters and are regarded as more senior than general news reporting.

The good thing about them is they allow you to get your teeth into a subject in a way that can be difficult for a general reporter. You also tend to get paid a bit more.

However, many newspapers do not have specialist reporters and instead you will be responsible for all the news in your local area. These tend to be the smaller weekly papers.