I'm currently a 2nd year Law student and halfway through my course, I figured that I wanted to do Journalism instead of law as I'm really not enjoying law. I'm not sure what to do right now and whether I should...
1. finish my degree and do a masters in Journalism
2. switch and start afresh on a journalism degree right now
3. Finish my degree, intern/get some experience working for publishing companies/magazines for a couple of years then do a Masters
I occasionally write articles for my uni's newspaper and I've applied to a couple of magazines for work experience/editorial internships.
I would really love to go into travel/lifestyle journalism but I'm really not sure which is the correct move to advance. Also, are the essential skills journalists need mostly taught on the job or obtained from their degree? and how much would a Masters benefit career advancement/my opportunities in this industry (specifically employment and pay-wise)
ALSO, is there a great difference between doing a degree in Communications/Media and Journalism?
It'll be great if any budding/experienced journalists could give me some advice as the journalism industry is really different from the legal industry. Let me know what you would do if you were in my shoes!!
