What motivates a young person to become a journalist?

What motivates a young person to become a journalist?

The Mind of a Journalist by Jim Willis

Journalism does not rate that high in popularity among the general public, and many parents worry that their children will not be able to make much of a living if they become journalists. Additionally, ....The profession is now more competitive than ever. So we return to the Question: What motivates a young person to become a journalist?


The Love of Reading and Writing
An Intense Curiosity
A Desire to Contribute
The Independence Factor
Being on the Inside
The Challenges of Going Deeper

All these above points have been discussed in detail, Really very interesting.

The Mind of a Journalist by Jim Willis
SAGE Publications
ISBN 978-1-4129-5457-0

The Mind of a Journalist

The Mind of a Journalsit: How Reporters view themselves. their world, and their craft by Jim Willis

ISBN: 978-1-4129-5457-0(pbk)

This book is very interesting to know about 'The Mind of a Journalist'.

Among the issues the journalists examine are the lure of journalism, the stance journalists take toward the world they are assigned to cover, the ethical challenges journalists face, how close to get to a story or how far to distance themselves from it, journalists and politics, and even journalists and religion.

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Veteran journalists know their field better than anyone else because they live and breathe it and often treat it as more of a mission than a job.

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