Authors, journalists and linguists

Definition

Authors, journalists and linguists conceive and create literary works; interpret and communicate news and public affairs through the media; and translate or interpret from one language into another. Tasks performed usually include: writing literary works; appraising merits of literary and other works of art; collecting information about current affairs and writing about them; researching, investigating, interpreting and communicating news and public affairs through newspapers, television, radio and other media; translating written material from one language to another; simultaneously translating from one language to another. Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups: 2641 Authors and Related Writers 2642 Journalists 2643 Translators, Interpreters and Other Linguists