Journalism Cover Letters
In this section you will find sample journalism cover letters. Cover letters in this section are focused on journalism jobs.
 It is essential to send a good cover letter when you are applying for any job vacancy. But those who desire to make a career in the journalism field need to make sure that they send a well-written cover letter as their writing skills will be judged. Avoid sending a generic cover letter. Draft a cover letter with apt information that helps you get a call for an interview. Journalism cover letters should include details about your achievements related to the field of journalism, work experience related to this fields and skills gained due to exposure to various programs, projects, and work experience.
Steps to write journalism cover letter are as follows:
- Contact details: Mention your address, date and employer's details at the start of the letter. The employer's details include employer's name, designation and address of the organization.
- Salutation: Start the letter using proper salutation such as 'Dear Mr. Robert Wilson.' Do not write generalized statement such as 'to whom so ever it may concern.'
- Opening paragraph: The opening paragraph should not be extended beyond 2 – 3 sentences. The opening paragraph should clearly mention the exact job profile you are looking for, your skills relevant to the journalism field and work experience (if any). College students applying for internship can mention the year or semester of their course.
- Body Paragraph: In this paragraph, you can provide the details of your achievements or skills you gained related to the field of journalism. For example: During my summer internship at The Global News, I collected and collated data related to the sports news. I even researched and created a report about the sportsperson doping case that was published in the May15 edition. I have work experience of writing for the local weekly newspaper named The Daily Analysis that is circulated among 19500 students daily. You can enclose you provision work details along with your cover letter. You can send your printed articles or soft copy of the news you covered. Young graduates with less work experience can mention the work ethics they learned from their internship experience. You can highlight light that you have work in a team, under guidance of your seniors, also mention your achievements and learning from your internship.
- Concluding paragraph: It is essential to thank the employer when you conclude your cover letter. Appreciate them for considering you for the job profile. Provide your contact number and email-id so that they can contact you for interview. Mention your desire to work with this particular organization. End the letter by mentioning regards then your name and signing in the space above your name. Provide the list of enclosures you have attached with the cover letter. For example: your resume.
Proof read your cover letter. Ask you friends or family members to proof read it. Your cover letter must be spelling and grammar mistake free. Use professional and respectful tone in your cover letter. Keep the font size 10 or 12. Professional font styles such as times new roman, calibri or arial can be used to write a cover letter.
There are various Journalism cover letters provided on this site that can be used as guideline when you create your cover letter. The same internship cover letter can be used by college students to apply for internship job. It helps you to highlight the right skills that you need to get a journalism internship. The various sample journalism cover letters can be used to by fresher or experience candidates to apply for jobs. You modify, add, edit these cover letters and use them according to your preference.
The journalism cover letters must emphasize your skills and experience in the journalism area. College entry level candidates must emphasize on their skills, internship or project experience, work experience (if any) and academic achievements (if you have excellent grades).
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