The Newsroom

Who is/wants to be a journalist?

(February 2007)

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RM
Roger Mellie
CyberCD posted:
PR and journalism are two very different things. A lot of journalists do end up going into PR, but if they think they're still journalists then they're basically wrong.


I know, my previous post was a satirical joke Razz

Although civil servants occasionally have to write journals-- does that make us literally journalists Wink

I don't mind if I end up doing journalism or PR, they both pay the bills! Laughing
CA
calum141
ragoflex posted:
I am a journalist. Worked staff jobs at a couple of places (trying to preserve some sort of anonymity, so won't say where) before going freelance in 2004 and have since worked a lot at ITN, Sky and a few other places.

Now working on a non-news-related TV project.

I would not advise anyone to go into TV news. Budgets get smaller and smaller, the amount of work you have to do / stress you are put under gets greater and greater. Wages aren't great, there's NO job security. There are SO many ********s in the industry it's untrue.

Go into PR / Marketing / Advertising / anything else!


I appreciate that advice however I think broadcast jouralism appears to be the most exciting path to take - it is ashame it's such a popular industry. I've spent days with several broadcast journalists and they don't like the pressure however job satifaction is great. Meeting people, learning things, educating people.
MH
miss hellfire
Psythor posted:
I'm a columnist in a couple of local newspapers... so I get to write drivel every week without having to bother to:

i) fact check
ii) interview people
iii) describe events accurately
iv) leave my house
v) make much effort

This makes me... sort of a journalist, right? Do I win?


You lucky b@5tard! How'd you land that job? I could do that. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
PS
Psythor
miss hellfire posted:
Psythor posted:
I'm a columnist in a couple of local newspapers... so I get to write drivel every week without having to bother to:

i) fact check
ii) interview people
iii) describe events accurately
iv) leave my house
v) make much effort

This makes me... sort of a journalist, right? Do I win?


You lucky b@5tard! How'd you land that job? I could do that. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.


Haha, I, er, work for free, because for some reason I like vague fame and being able to go "look! it's me in a real newspaper!". If they want to start paying me though, I won't complain!
MH
miss hellfire
Psythor posted:
miss hellfire posted:
Psythor posted:
I'm a columnist in a couple of local newspapers... so I get to write drivel every week without having to bother to:

i) fact check
ii) interview people
iii) describe events accurately
iv) leave my house
v) make much effort

This makes me... sort of a journalist, right? Do I win?


You lucky b@5tard! How'd you land that job? I could do that. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.


Haha, I, er, work for free, because for some reason I like vague fame and being able to go "look! it's me in a real newspaper!". If they want to start paying me though, I won't complain!


You work for free? Weirdo!
RA
ragoflex
calum141 posted:
ragoflex posted:
I am a journalist. Worked staff jobs at a couple of places (trying to preserve some sort of anonymity, so won't say where) before going freelance in 2004 and have since worked a lot at ITN, Sky and a few other places.

Now working on a non-news-related TV project.

I would not advise anyone to go into TV news. Budgets get smaller and smaller, the amount of work you have to do / stress you are put under gets greater and greater. Wages aren't great, there's NO job security. There are SO many ********s in the industry it's untrue.

Go into PR / Marketing / Advertising / anything else!


I appreciate that advice however I think broadcast jouralism appears to be the most exciting path to take - it is ashame it's such a popular industry. I've spent days with several broadcast journalists and they don't like the pressure however job satifaction is great. Meeting people, learning things, educating people.

If it's what you want to do, then go for it. But, as someone who's worked as a broadcast journalist for over 7 years, I wouldn't recommend it.

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