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I am 14 and I have been seriously thinking of doing journalism for along time. I have always loved to read and write. When my brother-law was sent to Baghdad, to serve in the U.S. Army I watched the news alot to keep up with what was going on over there. They showed the jounalist and reporters on the front lines telling us what was happening. <br />
I was wondering if some one were to become a journalist like you, if they would have the choice to travel around for their stories, and what they would get paid to do something like that. I appreciate your time, and would be very pleased in you responded back.

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I am 14 and I have been seriously thinking of doing journalism for along time. I have always loved to read and write. When my brother-law was sent to Baghdad, to serve in the U.S. Army I watched the news alot to keep up with what was going on over there. They showed the jounalist and reporters on the front lines telling us what was happening. <br />
I was wondering if some one were to become a journalist like you, if they would have the choice to travel around for their stories, and what they would get paid to do something like that. I appreciate your time, and would be very pleased in you responded back.

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Hm... join the party or get fired? Sounds like something that might happen in red China. But since you are an American, you must be referring to the Radical Right. People in America need to wake up... take a good hard look at the small number of extremists running amok and trying to reshape the country into their version of paradise. These narrow minded fools will run the country to the ground.

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A News Comprehensive News Service Website "THE WORLD TODAY" (TWT)is statring which shall provide latest and breaking news from around the world. We need working journalists as our Complimentary Coreespondents. Mail US.

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An interesting story....

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Its pretty sad that Your political buddys reacted like that. I think you should go for your own newspaper best of luck and keep your head up.

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I currently work as a reporter for a 45,000 circulation daily in Southern California. I've been at this paper for about 18 monts and plan to leave within a year. I like the business, it's fun, rewarding and best of all, in some cases, you feel like you're making a difference. However, it can be taxing on your personal life, especially if you're in a situation like mine where you would have to put in 50-60 hour weeks with no overtime pay. While demanding I work these long hours, my immediate bosses, my editor and the city editor actually are great. They're understanding, they work with me to get the story right and for the most part, their input is appreciated. True, they are making more money than I am, but I feel they are in the same boat because I think their boss is putting enormous pressure on them. The drawback in this profession, is that I don't see any financial rewards. Even if I'm at the top of my field within five years, I'd be making possibly $70,000 a year. But I see too many journalists, good ones who are tough-nosed and can write like angels, making around $45,000 and $50,000 a year, after more than 10 years in the business. Teachers make more than that for Christ's sake. So, within a year, I plan to leave this business and enter another field where the financial rewards are greater. I don't want to be 40 and bitter because I've felt unappreciated and underpayed for all the hard work I've done.

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Hey! Im doing a report on journalism because that's what i would like to do when i grow up. Yet it seems everywhere i turn i find that this job..frankly SUCKS... So if you could help me out and give me an interview about things you didn't cover in your story that would be great! Thank you
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I'm 15 and I love writing and reading. Though reading your story and others alot of people say being a journalist is very stressful. Now you have me thinking on whether I should do it or not. Thankyou for warning us though. Good luck for your newspaper.

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hi, i'm a 16 year old and i am taking a journalism couse in highschool, i love to write and discover things and i am looking into journalism as a proffesion. currently i am doing an article on the proffesion of journalism. If you could contact me for an interview i would appreciate it.
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Good Luck to you and your future with your wish. I am a high school student from Roseville, California. I am on my school's newspaper staff and I, along with many others who have responded to your story, am doing a research project on this career field. PPLLEEAASSEE!! email me in your spare time so I may ask you some questions about your career. I know your busy but this would greatly benefit my report. My report is due Jan. 6 so I would appreciate it if you could get back to me a.s.a.p.
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Thank you for your time and consideration!

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I am a 16 year-old student and I'm trying to find the pros and cons about a career in Journalism. This site has shown me that I should be careful before deciding a career in the Journalism Field. I always knew it would be very stressful but I never knew how underpaid journalists are, this is a big topic I should think about before ruining my other career opportunities. I think other people should read this article and definitely think about everything that you had to go through before making a big mistake.

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I currently attend a community college. My original plans were to major in business, but recently I have been thinking about changing my major to jounalism. After reading your article, you have really gave me something to think about. I thought jounalist were paid way more than that!
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Anyways, GOOD LUCK!

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I know that the field of journalism is a tough one, and i know that a good story is bound to take time and be taxing on the personal life, but if the job is rewarding, and if you feel good about what you are doing, then i definately think that it's not a field to discover altogether. I'm from Sydney, in Australia, and am studying journalism as my major at university. I am highly interested in this field, and although I am mainly looking at becoming an entertainment journalist, i can also see that there are other fields that can be entered into through journalism. A journalism course, for example, can get you into such fields as researching. A journalist's main perogative is research, where would the story come from if there was no research conducted?
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All in all though, i do feel blighted by this article. I think perhaps that the career may not have been the one for you, but i also feel that the fact that you stayed with the job for so long may have had an imput into why you don't like it so much anymore.
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Anyways, good luck with the newspaper thing, my dream is to be the editor of a magazine someday, for it to be my own would be pure bliss
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CHECK OUT www.mhrcv.4t.com if you want a freelance journalist

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I love journalism, I am very interested in making it a careet. Since you have the experience, I would love to hear from you about how you really feel about journalism, and what is your advice. Thank you!

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I love journalism, I am very interested in making it a career. Since you have the experience, I would love to hear from you about how you really feel about journalism, and what is your advice. Thank you!

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I realise this article was written some time ago,but I'll take my chances.I am planning to go on a graduate degree on journalism next year and right now I'm in the stressful process of writing my applications.I haven't had any experience on the field so I find really hard answering in 'why I want to be a journalist',I just do..or at least I think I do.I am mainly concerned about the good points of being in the field,however any information I can get will be really helpful.I would be more than grateful if you took the time to contact me.Thank you.

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I enjoyed this because I've lived it. Everything you said is true. I can't remember how many times I've sat on a good story because an advertiser might be upset or pull his advertising bucks out of a small paper's cash flow. No one, but no one, stood for any principals or integrity.
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When I worked at a small Florida newspaper, I must have worked at least 70 hours a week. It almost cost me my future wife and my health. I was expected to come up with my own story ideas, write them, report them and collect the data, and edit the material myself. The publications' editor just sat at the computer and did the computer layout...
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Welcome to reality honey - you're a Libra aren't you.
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You should have realised when they told you that you had to do a degree to be able to bullshit people there was something wrong.
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There's a push on at the moment to get something out of me.... excuse me

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im only 14 and looking forward to being a journalist in the future i have had this dream of a smart suit, lap top and a posh flat in my head for what seems like all my life. Although reading your feed back im not sure anymore would being a corresondent be more fun?

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I would really love to be a journalist I know that they pay us like crap. and I know that there are stories that you can do and can't do but I know that this was all i have ever wanted to do for all of my life, so I ask anyone out there in cyber spacewho knows of a place in Atlanta that I can start in this field and if so they can contact me at kiwi02fosho@blackplanet.com<br />
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thank you all,<br />
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Kiwi

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hey baby

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Journalism is for wannabe actors. You're correct in that your gargantuan ego was the root of your downfall.<br />
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It all comes down to your looks and voice. Forget about credibility. Those days are over. The world has no place for any more Jim Lehrers, Andy Roonies, Wolff Blitzers etc. Journalists will do anything to report a story, fact or fiction. They're worse than lawyers.<br />
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You can't do anything about your voice, so it's time for you to get some plastic surgery, hon. But don't feel bad - virtually everyone in Hollywood has had some work done. Maybe a face lift will do the trick. A little nip here, a little tuck there....hmmm? So what's wrong with that? Besides, there are too many TV stations nowadays. Anyone with a dish will tell you that 90% of the channels are unwatchable. If all else fails you can always sleep with your boss. How else do you think Barbara Walters ended up where she is with that annoying Brooklyn accent? With the exception of Joan Rivers, who has had more work done than Bawbawa Wawtews?

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Don't know why you didn't come clean (on an ANONYMOUS site no less) and admit the party trying to make you sign-on w/ them at gunpoint were Victicrats (aka democraps) 89% of journalists are liberals and the bias swings that way.

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