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Posted on Nov 5, 2013

Top 10 Things A Journalism Student Doesn't Want To Hear

Are you about to start a Journalism degree? Beware: someone will tell you at least one of these things. OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

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Top 10 Things A Journalism Student Doesn't Want To Hear

1. Thanks to social media, EVERYONE can be a journalist.

2. We don't really give interviews to students.

3. The internship is unpaid... BUT IT WILL LOOK GREAT ON YOUR CV!

4. You want to be a journalist? Like those horrible people from the News of The World?

5. Tell me, how many people are reading your articles?

6. Beware of what you post on social networks

7. You will be given a group mark on this article.

8. We're sorry, but your article is not quite right for our publication.

9. The good days are over. You will have a hard time finding a job!

10. To make it in this market you'll have to find your own niche.

Top 10 Things A Journalism Student Doesn't Want To Hear

1. Thanks to social media, EVERYONE can be a journalist.

2. We don't really give interviews to students.

3. The internship is unpaid... BUT IT WILL LOOK GREAT ON YOUR CV!

4. You want to be a journalist? Like those horrible people from the News of The World?

5. Tell me, how many people are reading your articles?

6. Beware of what you post on social networks

7. You will be given a group mark on this article.

8. We're sorry, but your article is not quite right for our publication.

9. The good days are over. You will have a hard time finding a job!

10. To make it in this market you'll have to find your own niche.

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