International Standard Classification of Education : fields of education and training ISCED: fields of education and training

Journalism and reporting is the study of the theory and practices of journalism/reporting as part of the field of mass communication. Journalism and reporting is about the wording and content of messages. It comprises news reporting, writing commentaries and feature stories of public interest etc.

Programmes and qualifications with the following main content are classified here:

• Broadcast journalism
• Editing
• Information (wording and content)
• Journalism
• Mass communication (wording and content)
• News reporting

Study of techniques for mass communication (e.g. printing and radio/TV production) is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field 0211 'Audio-visual techniques and media production'.

Study of lay-out and publishing design is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field 0211 'Audio-visual techniques and media production'.

Study of public relations is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field 0414 'Marketing and advertising'.