September 2011
43 posts
I'm 17 years old and an aspiring journalist. I'm Editor-in-Chief of my high school's paper and I've done some reporting for our town's newspaper as well. What would you recommend for a career in journalism, both in terms of education and in terms of getting your foot in the door?
it’s all about the work. be diligent in producing a solid body of work. find voices and stories that aren’t being heard in the mainstream. start saving money now, so you can support yourself during an internship at a news organization (it’s an unfair door into the biz). go to a good journalism school and be relentless in landing good internships. in my experience, i’ve really seen these pay off. all that said, i went a complete different route.
I couldn't find the video link for the prison video. Could you send me a link please? - Josh Hains
Here’s the link to the Fault Lines episode: Dying Inside. Let me know what you think…
you are my hero!! I am an aspiring journalist and currently a sophomore in high school. I'm the news editor in journalism, and your work is precisely what I want to do when I grow up. Thank you for being such an inspiration!
Thanks! Here are a couple of my favorites:
I admire how your blog not only explores such fascinating and moving topics, but that in doing so it expresses you as such a real person. If possible, even more than real. Is there a video, or transcript, or such, where someone is interviewing YOU?
thanks! and yeah, this bio has a few links to interviews i’ve given. ;-)
