By EasyHow

How to become a journalist

Journalism is one of the few professions, the implementation of which does not necessarily have a degree. There are different ways to become a good journalist, and only one of them involves getting relevant education.

You will need

- information about sessions which are given the basics of journalism;
- original created by you and only you, journalistic works;
- publications in mass media.

Instruction

If age allows, enroll in the "School of young journalist", or any other themed club. They often organize the wording of the city and regional mass media, departments of youth Affairs of local administrations. Under the guidance of experienced journalists, the young people from scratch produce their own Newspapers, record audio and videos, create websites. This is a great way to literally and figuratively grow into a good specialist. If you find yourself talented and promising student, you may be invited to work in real adult media.

Enrolled in the faculty of journalism. During the study students receive not only necessary in the profession of knowledge but also acquire useful contacts, they are lighter than people from the street, find a part-time job and internship in the editorial offices. Talented newcomers, the media is taken to the state before graduation.

Write an interesting article and send it to the selected revision. If the material will be good, relevant, literate, unhackneyed, will accept it for publication. So I practice is common in magazines of the Cosmopolitan level, and factory mnoGoSearch. After a successful start to develop in the profession: meet the editor, offer themes that can illuminate, ask a personal task and create quality work.

Being the professional in far from the journalism field, whether it is pharmacy, dog breeding, wood carving etc, have editions of their expert services. In highly specialized and designed for a wide range of readers, the media constantly overlook the materials of doctors, lawyers, teachers, travelers... Maybe the editorial staff have long been looking for such a person. But even if not, your candidacy will be considered after the new useful articles are always needed. If you write well, in this edition will certainly accept and work on other topics, and there to re-qualification into a real journalist in the neighborhood.

Note

To enter the faculty of journalism in a serious state institution (e.g., at MSU), it is not enough to obtain a passing score on the exam, you need to take part in the contest: to provide examiners with their works, be interviewed.

Without the constant self-improvement not to become a good journalist. Literacy must be at a high level. Errors, of course, possible, even in some measure excusable, after all, a journalist – not a concealer, not a Professor of the Russian language. But you should always strive to allow a minimum of grammatical errors and if any occur, to analyze them and eliminate. And absolutely not acceptable error of the actual.

Useful advice

If at the time of entrance exams in College you have no publications in the official media, create a blog and fill it with interesting material of his own. The entrance test evaluates not distinguished the applicant, and its potential.