OJR: Advice for new journalism students
August 23rd, 2010Posted by Rachel McAthy in Editors' pick, Jobs, Traffic
Robert Niles, writing on the Online Journalism Review site, offers five top tips for students about to embark on a journalism course at university or college in the coming weeks.
In summary, his recommendations are:
- Don’t believe that journalism school will help you prepare for your career. Why? Because your journalism career’s already started.
- Audience equals power for journalism job-seekers. Start building your own online straight away.
- Your career is only as strong as your network. Follow the right people.
- Pursue your passion, and develop expertise within it. Become an expert in a field that stirs your passion.
- Conduct yourself as a journalist, at all times.
The overall message from Niles is for students to use the internet to make their own opportunities – “never wait for someone to hire you before starting to work”.
August 24th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
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