How to Become an Entertainment Reporter

If you love entertainment news and you want a job in journalism, become an entertainment reporter and provide the public with juicy celebrity gossip. It isn’t easy to become an entertainment reporter. There’s a lot of competition and few available opportunities. However, with a little patience and determination, you can break into this field.

Things You'll Need

• Journalism/communication degree
• Internship

Instructions

1. Get a Bachelor’s degree. To become an entertainment reporter, you’ll need a degree in journalism or communications. Hence, you’ll learn the ins and outs of reporting, which includes how to find newsworthy stories, how to write an entertainment piece and how to report the facts.

2. Gain experience in college. Having a college degree isn’t enough. Persons who become entertainment reporters started their careers early. Join your college newspaper and become a reporter. Entertainment reporters have a tough job. You’ll have to ask inquiring questions, which takes a certain amount of boldness. This isn’t a skill you learn overnight.

3. Develop a passion for entertainment news. If you’re not interested in celebrity gossip or entertainment news, you won’t make a good entertainment reporter. Regularly read celebrity news websites and stay up-to-date on the latest happenings around Hollywood.

4. Write columns and articles for an entertainment magazine or blog. To be a good reporter, you have to be a good writer. Prior to finding an actual entertainment reporting job, attempt to find a freelance opportunity with a celebrity magazine, or create your own entertainment news blog.

5. Apply for an internship. Although internships aren’t paid opportunities, this is a perfect way to get your foot in the door and build a resume. You’ll likely have to move to a larger city, perhaps Los Angeles or New York. However, an internship gives you hands-on experience in front of the camera and behind the scenes.

6. Look for employment. Initially, you likely won’t cover huge entertainment events. But once you’ve worked as a reporter for several years and perfected your art, you’ll advance and have the opportunity to make a name for yourself.