Careers In News

Journalist: Smalltown news
There are three: 1) Get internships in college. Fortunately or unfortunately, in the newspaper industry one can no longer get a job, at even the smallest publication, without having clips to show (that would be articles published in a community, city or college paper). 2) There's no money in it. Which sounds obvious, but many, many people put a lot of time and money into studying journalism, only to immediately give it up because they're poor. And it's worth going into the field knowing beforeha...

Journalist: "Journalist writes riveting review, Gets all the Ladies!" End Quote.
Sensationalism. Oh, how I love thee. That's my job: to get the facts and report them to you in a eye-catching and engaging manner. Your first obligation to your readers, of course, is accurately presenting the facts. Keep lots of notes whenever you are covering a beat, and be respectful to your contacts. They are an invaluable asset to any journalist. The more contacts you have, the better. Anything and everything can be a news story, so always keep an eye out for potential stories. Being a jour...