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The Journalist Career is one of six new active careers shipped in the v0.8.0 update on April 29, 2026. Journalists work at newsroom desks, interviewing townspeople and publishing articles about city events. The career is available in Dowon and Bliss Bay.
As with the other v0.8.0 careers, hiring uses the interview-then-impress flow.
Open the Smartphone (P) and tap the Career app.
Filter by Dowon or Bliss Bay listings and select Journalist.
Tap Apply, then schedule an interview slot.
Attend the interview at the newsroom at the scheduled time.
Impress the interviewer to be accepted; the first shift is added to the daily schedule.
Detail | Value |
|---|---|
Type | Active |
Acceptance Flow | Interview-then-impress |
Workplace | Newsroom lot in each supported city |
Pay Distribution | Daily salary |
Eligible Life Stages | Young Adult, Adult, Middle-Aged |
Schedule Stacking | Stackable with school and a business when schedules do not overlap; priority order school, career, business. |
Interview NPC townspeople in the city to gather quotes.
Draft articles about local events at the newsroom desk.
Submit finished pieces to the editor through the workplace terminal.
Read source material between active tasks to top off the off-task gauge.
Pitch story ideas during four-day team projects.
Journalism connects directly to the broader Journalism Careers line and to the in-game News Feed system, which surfaces published articles to other Zois.
Skill | Why It Helps |
|---|---|
Improves both interview quality and final article quality. | |
Writing (Charm-related) | Faster drafting and higher-rated submissions. |
Improves interview success rate; reluctant subjects open up to charming Zois. | |
Helps with investigative pieces and evidence-based reporting. |
Daily evaluations grade interview count, article submissions, attendance, and team-project contribution. Repeated absences or low scores can result in termination. Long-tenure journalists retire with a v0.8.0 retirement party social event and severance.
Paid leave: registerable through the home computer.
Sick leave: triggered by needs failure.
Remote work: writing and drafting tasks can be performed at home; in-person interviews still require travel to subjects' lots and workplace attendance for editor meetings.
Journalists collaborate on four-day team projects, typically organized around a single major story. Contribution is graded individually based on the journalist's contribution: number of interviews, words written, story pitches, and final published quality.
Build Rhetoric and Charm before applying. Both skills feed directly into interview success.
Use the in-city travel routine to chain interview tasks. A single neighbourhood pass can clear several daily targets.
Pair the Journalist Career with a freelance Creative or Publishing license once those expansions land; freelance writing complements the staff role cleanly.
Use remote-work days to draft and save in-person days for interviews and editor meetings.
The Journalist Career rewards Zois who can talk to strangers and write quickly. Rhetoric Skill is the direct match for both interviews and final article quality, Charm Skill smooths reluctant interview subjects, and Critical Thinking strengthens investigative pieces. Building all three before applying produces the fastest early-rank track.
Raise Rhetoric Skill to level 2 to clear the interview-flow check on the first attempt.
Open Charm Skill to level 1 so reluctant NPCs unlock interview prompts.
Build Critical Thinking Skill if the Zoi will pursue investigative beats; this lifts evaluation scores on evidence-heavy pieces.
Confirm life stage eligibility (Young Adult, Adult, or Middle-Aged).
Resolve any school or business schedule overlap.
Approach NPCs at a moment when their need bars are healthy; tired or hungry NPCs cap interview success rate.
Use the Charm-side branch on long conversations; rapport raises both quote count and editor-side rating.
Track the city's recent events calendar; topical pieces score better in editor evaluation than evergreen filler.
Pair an in-person field block with a remote-work draft block on the same day. The mix earns full attendance credit while letting the Zoi finish a piece without burning evening time.
Submitted pieces feed the in-game News Feed system that surfaces articles to other Zois. Higher-rated pieces reach more NPCs and contribute to citywide topical awareness.
Yes. The v0.8.0 schedule decoupling rule allows the school slot and the career slot to coexist as long as their hours do not overlap. School takes priority in the daily plan.
Jobs and Careers: full career listing.
April 2026 Update: v0.8.0 patch context.
Journalism Careers: parent-line article covering the broader journalism roles.
News Feed: the in-game system that surfaces published articles.
Writing: the in-game writing activity that complements this career.
Multi-Job System: schedule decoupling rules.
