Journalism Career Research Paper

I want to be a journalist when I get older. Being a journalist would be perfect for me because I love talking to people and knowing the whole truth. Knowing the whole story is extremely important to me. In a journalist career it 's uncommon to be lucky enough to travel the world, but some journalists are offered to travel the world and ask people questions about an important story. Necessary education for a journalist is experience in the field. Being comfortable around people and not afraid of asking big questions. Having a degree in a journalism field can also help get you far, and there is training available for people who want to do more talking and interacting. To become a journalist that just writes and puts the stories on paper is …show more content…
It would be a small job because I would focus all my energy on journalism. I could do jobs such as editor for little newspapers or take a temp job. I hope to become a college assistant professor and earn 44k a year, I 'll stay for a few years earning my savings then head out looking for what I really want. I want to either stay in New Mexico or head back to Colorado looking for what I will get. I will get into a big time journalism company, earn my keep and ask to travel the world. I will leap at any promotion they offer. From there I will go from country to country being a journalist/reporter. I will be at ground breaking stories, and after years of traveling I will slow down. I 'll come back home and stay close to family and hopefully find a job working with young kids. Such as a teacher or tutor. Although both passions of mine do not pay well I would rather live a happy poor life than a rich empty …show more content…
Many of the jobs that are offered for journalist consists of field work, such as news reporter. I will offer my services anywhere people are offering. The more experience I encounter, the better chances I have of achieving what I am really working for. Everything I am working up to can easily be taken away from me. So to ensure I have a solid future, I will minor in education and have that background of an elementary teacher. Maybe I will even take substitute jobs while I am looking for a journalist/reporter job. I want to have plenty of paths available to me incase one thing doesn 't work out. I need a future that I can rely on and make my parents proud, so for things to go my way I need to start working hard now. In high school I will take classes such as poetry and creative writing. Everything I do now effects the rest of my life, so I work now so I can relax