Discussion on Career of choice

Journalism is my choice of career because I love to share the latest news, talk about things in a way that people will want to find out more. Secondly, I love writing a lot; it is one of the things that complete me. Be it fashion, entertainment, or whatsoever. As long as it is interesting and can attract audience's attention. Entertainment/media journalist will be my choice if i have the opportunity to choose, as there's tense competition in the "journalism world". Thus, some
journalists don't have a choice but to take whatever that is available. However, in my point of view, I think being a journalist is neither easy nor hard.

Every career has its advantages and disadvantages. In every job, no matter how easy it is, there will always be a time when there will be problems faced, and those problems are only there to perfect us. When journalism is chosen as a career, society tends to have a stereotypical image of a group of photographers chasing celebrities. If not, then an image of an anonymous person writing biased comments about current affairs, trying to manipulate the truth. However, their real work earns them every cent they deserve. The work of journalism, on the hand, consists of interviewing and attending events in all conditions in order to gather news and information for public interest. This is followed by further research into the background information then assessing suitability of reports and articles for public. The process is much more difficult than expected, especially with the requirement of interpreting news at the same time commenting on public's behalf within an established style and format. The qualities and skills required mainly evolve around their general knowledge and English skills. All journalists must be able to write clear, concise, objective, accurate material in a limited time and must have good communication skills to gather news from sources. It also requires the ability to work under pressure and in long, irregular hours under any weather conditions.

A journalist has the advantages of meeting different type of people, most especially influential people, they are also in the vantage position to know fresh news before it becomes public; they also have the opportunity of travelling to different kinds of places in the world. The only disadvantages that I recognize are the low income majority of the journalists with little exposure earned and the risks taken to be at dangerous places when covering an incident.
I am not an adventure person, but I am very inquisitive about things that interest people.
Therefore, I am sure that my choice of career will suit me, as I have made up my mind to be dedicated to whatever I choose to become in future.




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