"Study journalism," they said. "It will be fun," they said... Sure it's fun, but the struggle is most definitely real.
1. You keep worrying that the journalism industry is dying and that you’ll never find a job
I think I should stop reading Roy Greenslade…
2. You’ve been nagged by your parents about getting a “proper job”
“I’m really sorry that I can’t be a nuclear physicist instead, Mum!”
3. You’ve proudly said that you’ll never work for The Sun or The Daily Mail, but then you saw the wages they offer…
Rupert Murdoch, take my soul.
4. You’ve tried to extract juicy gossip from your lecturers about the celebrities they’ve interviewed over the years
“Go on, tell us about the one about Wayne Rooney and the pineapple…”
5. People are always trying to blag freebies off you
I do have an actual job to do, you know.
6. You own a copy of this book
The letters NCTJ strike fear into your soul.
7. You never bothered to learn shorthand, then realised how important it is in getting a job
But it’s just so hard to remember all those weird symbols!
8. You’ve been accused of left-wing bias by right-wingers and of right-wing bias by left-wingers
Which means I must be truly impartial, right?
9. The freebies outweigh everything else
What other degree can get you free Parklife tickets?
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Amelia Crombleholmeon 29 May 2018
