Made-up example for India

Journalist and Reporter resume example

Reporters find stories, verify facts and write for print, web or TV on tight deadlines.

You start with the structure and wording style. Your name, companies, dates and numbers are left as [placeholders] for you to fill in.

Example resumeSingle-column, ATS-friendly

Fiona Quinn

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh · +91 90000 00253 · [email protected]

Summary

Reporter with 4 years of experience covering city news, education and local politics. Fast and careful with facts, with strong sources and a bylined portfolio.

Experience

Senior Reporter, Bhopal Chronicle

Bhopal · May 2022 to Present

  • Wrote 25+ news stories a month, including 12 front-page leads in the last year.
  • Broke a story on school fee irregularities that led to a government inquiry into 9 schools.
  • Built a source network of 60 officials and community contacts across 4 departments.
  • Grew online readership of the education column by 45% with explainer-style articles.

Reporter, Madhya Hindustan Daily

Indore · Jul 2020 to Apr 2022

  • Covered 150+ events and press conferences and filed stories within 3 hours.
  • Wrote 120 city-desk stories and fact-checked every claim with at least two sources.

Education

MA, Journalism and Mass Communication, Makhanlal Chaturvedi University (2018 to 2020) · First class, 72%

Skills

News reporting · Investigative research · Fact-checking · Interviewing · Hindi and English writing · Social media for news · Photo and video basics · CMS publishing · Deadline management

This is a made-up example. The person, companies, colleges and numbers are fictional. Do not copy them: use the structure and write about your own real work.