Proactively equip more skills
In the context of many press agencies being arranged and merged to streamline the apparatus, Nguyen Ngoc Anh - a final year student, majoring in Radio and Television, Academy of Journalism and Propaganda expressed concern that job opportunities for journalism students will become increasingly narrower than before.
I haven't graduated yet, just looking for internship jobs, but I already feel that there are not many opportunities for interns like before anymore. After the merger, with the field of journalism and media, I think competition will be fiercer" - Ngoc Anh expressed.
To expand her career opportunities, Ngoc Anh actively researched information about other professions such as media, online newspapers, marketing, Public Relations,... At the same time, equipped herself with the missing skills such as: Using digital tools including video editing software, image editing, AI application, controlled technology,...
I believe that if you always improve your skills right when you are still in university, there will be many other job opportunities from related industries" - Ngoc Anh expressed.
Lai Phuong Linh - a final year student, majoring in Radio and Television, Academy of Journalism and Propaganda, is currently a collaborator for an online newspaper.
Phuong Linh believes that the demand for information and journalistic activities of society is actually still the same as before. Industries with increasing demand such as online newspapers, in-depth magazines, and social media-based journalism will continue to maintain growth.
Competition is there, but the opportunities opening up are still very large. Good journalists, in any environment, have the opportunity to contribute. I believe that capable and passionate journalists will still find ways to adapt and continue to promote their expertise" - Phuong Linh said.
Job opportunities are still open
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Truong Giang, Deputy Director of the Academy of Journalism and Propaganda, said that in the past year, the merger and streamlining of the apparatus at press and media agencies nationwide has taken place quite strongly, within the major policy of the Party and State on arranging the organizational apparatus.
The merger in the past time has changed the number of press agencies. Many editorial offices and radio and television stations have been merged. This partly affects the work of a part of professional journalists.
However, according to Ms. Giang, in the context of the 4.0 industrial revolution and the strong development of artificial intelligence, the need for accurate, authentic and reliable information on media platforms is increasing.
“Every day we receive thousands of pieces of information on phones and computers. But to select accurate, valuable, responsible information and ensure professional ethics standards, the role of professional journalists is irreplaceable,” Ms. Giang emphasized.
Ms. Giang said that the merger may reduce the number of press agencies, but it does not mean narrowing the job opportunities of journalists. Conversely, the professional space is expanding into many new fields such as digital journalism, multimedia journalism, data journalism or online communication platforms. Therefore, she encourages candidates who are passionate about journalism to boldly pursue this path.
Sharing the same view, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Hong Son, Vice Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, said that the field of journalism and media is currently very broad, not limited to current affairs and political journalism.
According to Mr. Son, students in this major can also work in the fields of corporate communication, digital communication, content management or personal brand building - fields that are developing strongly in the digital economy context.
Changes in state management of the press and media sector do not narrow the labor market, but on the contrary, expand into many new spaces, especially in the private and non-public sectors and the individual labor market," Mr. Son assessed.
