How To Make It In Journalism

Let’s look at a hypothetical situation in which someone has not been admitted into the Journalism 2 class and thus feel as though their whole world is crashing down around them as their dreams of becoming a world renowned journalist are shattered. Do you a) Cry bitter tears, rage at the whole University and quit, or do you b) shout “What the Hell!” and find an alternative course of action. I, personally, would combine the two, but let’s say, for argument’s sake, that we are all mature individuals and choose b).

What is out there for students who want to study Journalism after their university career? Will that even guarantee them success, especially in this day and age? Ease your minds. There is a huge amount of courses out there for everyone. One such example is a diploma in “Professional Freelance Journalism” which is offered by the British College of Journalism. The course is conducted via the Internet and only takes12- 24 weeks to complete, as opposed to three or four years. While on the course, the administration publishes most of your work to get your name out into the journalism world and, even better, you can get paid for your efforts.

The BBC also run a multitude of training courses available online as well as face-to-face courses and I imagine, that having a piece of paper with the BBC letterhead on it saying you passed their course, would stand anyone in good stead.

That took only about 15 minutes to find out and I am sure that if people were serious about finding a course, they would find many more.
To every student who wants to be a journalist, especially to Rhodes Journalism 1 students whose portfolios are due this coming week, search the Internet and you will find a way to make it.

BBC Website- http://www.bbctraining.com/journalism.asp
Britsh College of Journalism website http://tinyurl.com/ydy9x2m