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The answer is simple and merciless: only diploma will not practically take anywhere. The top of your ability – an opening for a call centre operator, press officer or copywriter.
the First seven tips – most, in my opinion, is basic and universal for every budding journalist. Maybe someone will disagree with me, but in my case it worked. Hope will be useful to you.
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Experience more valuable than education
No journalism will not teach the craft of the journalist. Unfortunately, no matter how diligently you studied at the University, in the best case you will get a good theoretical base for the overall development. Without applied skills with one diploma you nobody wants you, because your value as a specialist is negligible. Still have to go all the way from Intern to the position you are applying for. Therefore, the sooner you’re on that path join, the higher the chance before graduation to get a job dreams. The faculty of journalism of the good that leaves plenty of time for work, so don’t wait for last year – get a internship now. And it is better to choose the direction that is closer to you and where you plan to work.
The grab all
We are not talking about the legwork for the coffee and the functions of the courier. Here I try to distinguish for yourself where you openly use, and carry out a course of the young fighter. But if you are loaded on business, do not shy. Rest only when you really need to rest. Do not neglect any opportunity to prove themselves and show how much you mean for this work. And, of course, use every chance to learn something new or improve your skills. If you send the twentieth time at a boring press conference, invent how to make it interesting for the viewer or reader. To tell a story about an interesting event can be a lot, but the “create an event” out of the blue only a real journalist.
The practice, Practice and more practice
To learn how to ride a bike, you need to sit on the bike. Want to learn how to write articles – write articles. If you ever do write for myself, keep a blog, as if you write for publication, where you want to work. If you have friends among experienced and competent journalists, ask them to read and edit these publications. If you have no such people urgently get them. A journalist without the right people – no.
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Be aware
No, do not have to know everything about everything, but have a broad Outlook, the journalist is obliged. If you already have a specific area in which you want to specialize, – follow the news in this sphere. If you got to illuminate the subject in which you are the expert – do not be lazy to spend a couple of hours on the study of “materiel” and history. In addition, the more you know, the less likely that you will be lost in the event of a spontaneous interview. Imagine that you suddenly appeared on the buffet with little available to journalists person: Michel Platini, woody Allen, Anton Siluanov – select your option. If you know of recent events, will always be ready to ask the speaker questions without prior preparation.
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Learn from others
Read, watch, listen to reports on their topics. Be alert to what they liked, what made them especially interesting, and where you missed a whole paragraph. Analyze, from any interview, you learned something new, and which turned out to be quite banal and predictable. Try to feel what the authors of the reports were really on the scene, and what was written in press releases.
Tell stories
What happened? Why do you talk about it? What you want to convey? As a rule, any story is easier to tell in a specific character. However, with specific techniques to become better acquainted in the process. Most importantly – learn to see all over no information, and history.
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just chill out
No matter to whom you are writing for a newspaper or for TV coverage – do not wrap the artistic and graphic techniques. Means of expression is good in moderation, better with them to gleaning than to touch. Try to write as if telling something to his friends – of course, printed language. Not zagromozhdaet weighty syntax, don’t kill the text kantselyarizmami. Keep it simple.
In the next Chapter I will talk more about television, about how to combine work with studies and other Hobbies, and how I achieved your dream job.
