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This makes me glad I didn't become a communication major to be a journalist. There seem to be a lot of reasons not to enter the field right now. Perhaps those who are starting should consider staying away from traditional newspapers, at least for a while.
I wonder if the editors of Sixthirtyone were given the "screw the college paper" advice before they started their alternative.
I feel like there are so many jobs that require writing and research where finding a job should never be difficult. Plus, there are so many magazines in the world that you could even find a magazine about your hobby and write about your hobby all the time. Although maybe I don't get it because I don't want to be a journalist.
Yikes! I want to be a journalist, but I never joined the Collegian, instead I interned at UTW and The Nimrod International Literary Journal. Now, I feel like I have made a mistake (?). Number 1 response to this is why doesn't TU have a legit Journalism major? Number 2 response is with all of this talk about the downfall of the written, hard copy news, why are people, including myself still trying to pursue a dying profession?
This is a great blog and I think the angryjournalist site is even better. Thanks for this read.
"jscapezio" is Jessica Naudziunas
That's intense. I guess really we should approach whatever career we want with the same type of gusto and preparation, but damn. That's pretty demanding, especially the "no dumb pictures on facebook" part. Most of us would have no pictures left.
I think it's just common sense. Before you go into a career you should research it and gain the skills necessary to succeed. With the abundance of blogging sites, no one has an excuse not to develop writing skills before they try to become a journalist.
I think the post makes some very good points about knowing your field and what is expected of you. The reading did cement for me that I don't want to go into traditional journalism. I think it takes a certain kind of person with a true love for the profession to continue on the persuit of a journalism career.
Brittany you summed it up well - journalism is not a career for the faint of heart. And yes, Ben employers do look at Facebook and Myspace so be careful what you put out there.
I know the blog post was a bit grim but, there are jobs out there - you just need to present yourself in the best way possible.
Having experience at a local media outlet Jessica will serve you well.
- Nicole
I've always been interested in journalism as a potential career, but despite the author's assertions that you can get a job if you have the talent and dedication, she doesn't present a very good outlook for the traditional journalism field. This article is a good read, with many valid points, but also very intimidating.
I completely agree with Jess. I'm a little discouraged that TU only offers a journalism certificate, and that the courses I'm taking for that are often times hardly "journalism" based. There's nothing about magazine writing, editing or designing; it's all PR and marketing, with some news and ad courses. OU and OSU both offer field-specific courses like this. Is that better, or am I just uneducated about this? I feel like I'm going to be on the bottom of a potential employers list because I don't have this experience, even though I write for the Collegian.
I feel like a lot of what the blog said was common sense, but maybe that's just because this is what I want to do with my life, and I realized a long time ago it was going to be a challenge to achieve my dream job.
I do like how the author mentioned that ignorance is no longer an excuse. Google is the new god- it knows everything :)
I think this article was a good one. Stressing the importance of really knowing the industry and really knowing one's self and desires with the occupation is helpful to someone looking for any kind of work, not just journalists.
I also think it was good that the author mentioned that ignorance is not an acceptable excuse. There are resources everywhere! It's up to the individual to reason, and not not to expect things to be handed to him or her.
Overall, the article was filled with things that I've heard before. But I think they're valuable, and worthy of a repeat.
I am not interested in getting a job in journalism but I found the story kind of discouraging. You really have to have a passion for journalism to make an effort to stand out.
So what this really says is "Act professional and be prepared." Am I reading it right?
Journalism is a hard-core career. Do I want to do it? In some ways. Even if I didn't, this is useful in that it can open your eyes to the importance of pushing oneself to success. What I got from this is that I need to be active instead of letting things happen to me.
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