- Write often. Even if you want to go into television or radio, writing and getting your work published in the school/local newspaper gives you a portfolio to show potential editors. But most importantly it gives you some real world experience and improves your language skills.
- Don’t worry about what type of journalism (TV, radio, newspapers, magazine, or online) you’d like to do, it’s best to keep an open mind and learn as much as you can about each field.
- Read, read, read. Read magazines, newspapers, and webzines. Listen to the CBC and (in Toronto) 680 News, and watch news and documentary shows. The more you learn the more successful you can be. Study how they do it, and study the subjects they talk about.
- While it’s important to learn as much as you can about various subjects, think about some of your own personal interests. You might be able to focus your journalism around that.
- These all sound really camp and cliché, but they do help (as I found out). Remember though, these are only guidelines, the only real rule in journalism is: Don’t make things up.