Your job doesn’t have to be permanent. Long gone are the days when people used to stick to one dead-end job that didn’t meet their long-term goals, interests, and emotional satisfaction. Nowadays, people like to switch to different fields to decide what suits them best. It has become more common for people to leave behind their technical jobs like engineering, and coding to become an actor or social media influencer. Similarly, if you have been into writing for a long time and now wish to explore journalism, then it's easier than you think. All you need to do is keep a few important things in mind to make this transition smooth and effortless.
Both the professions including writing and journalism are co-related with ‘writing’ being the core idea. While journalism focuses more on the news content, making the following additions to your skill set will help you transition to your new job without any friction:
While writing proficiency becomes your key asset when aiming to become a journalist, having a basic knowledge of Mass Communication is important to enter the media industry. You can either opt for a master's degree in journalism or enrol in an online certification course. Doing a media course allows you to gain advanced knowledge of how the media industry works.
Media is a fast-paced environment. To become a dynamic journalist, you need to stay up-to-date with all the happenings around you. If you are not habitual of reading news, start small today! Read newspapers or download news apps to get all the trendy information at your fingertips.
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Writing is not the part you need to worry about given your experience in content. But to become a journalist, you need to tweak your writing style to make it look newsworthy. The basic rule of writing a news story is “five Ws and one H": Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How. Start your article with ‘who’ was involved in the event, ‘what’ happened at the event, ‘when’ the event took place, ‘where’ the event took place, ‘why’ the event took place, and ‘how’ the event took place.
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