Latinitas – nonprofit dedicated to the empowerment and advancement of Latina youth through media, art, culture & technology. We offer workshops & training to help girls build confidence and express themselves creatively through multimedia.

Latinitas – Voices of Young Latinas

www.MyLatinitas.comDigital magazine by, for & about young Latinas

What is a Reporter?

A reporter gathers information, investigates news stories, conducts interviews, and tries to gather as many facts about a story.

A reporter then present their findings to the public by newspapers, magazines, blogs, television and radio.

What is a Reporter?

A reporter’s workplace can vary from working in offices, in large rooms with other reporters or they can also be found on the scene of a report. Reporters can work in all types of media like:

news television stations radio websites magazines newspapers

What skills are needed?

Reporters have to be good at writing clearly and effectively since they spend most of their time developing and writing news stories.

Having good computer skills is necessary because reporters do a lot of research.

Reporter Skills:

They should also possess good communication and interpersonal skills because reporters deal with people constantly.

Reporters must have excellent memory, have the ability to meet constant deadlines, multitask. Being bilingual is a plus.

What training is required?

Most employers hire reporters with a bachelor's degree in journalism or mass communications.

Internships with news organization is great experience and exposure to the field.

How can you get started?

While in high school it is a good idea to get involved in school activities and clubs relating to media and communications such as: Join Yearbook Join School Newspaper Join Media Tech Club Take Journalism & Writing Courses Get Published Get involved in Latinitas

Get started with Latinitas

Join our Youth Editorial Advisory Board Become a Guest Writer or Guest Blogger Submit essays to get published Attend a multimedia workshop Become a Youth Multimedia Intern Serve as a peer mentor Aid as a multimedia arts camp leader

Communication Careers

There are many career opportunities in media and communications such as:

Public Relations Publishing Marketing Advertising Editor Writer Interpreter Translator