I’m going to start being a “real reporter” on Monday, October 15. If you have any advice for me, let’s hear it. It could be advice on working in a newsroom, reporting/journalism advice, advice about working with sources, anything at all really.
I want to hear from you even if your only experience with journalism is reading the paper and of course I also want to hear from you if you’ve been a reporter for 20 years.
So please, leave me some comments.
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Always remember that you (and reporters in general) are human. Don’t ever let yourself get to a point where you’re emotionless and numb when it comes to tragedy. I’ve seen it happen to damn good reporters and it’s never a good thing when it does.
Great advice, thanks! I feel like that will never happen to be, but then again I’m sure everyone thinks that way at the outset.
Focus more on developing your own reporting and less on “The Media.”
I don’t know why I can’t do both, but thanks for the input.