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It& #39;s me, I& #39;m the high school black journalist with work coming in Undark & NYT!
This is why you need to listen to @TWC_pod right now and here& #39;s how I did it.
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This is why you need to listen to @TWC_pod right now and here& #39;s how I did it.
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To start, @wudanyan and @jenni_gritters have engaging conversations that are actually informative and entertaining.
I literally listened to the entire podcast in one day and subscribed to their Patreon right after.
Within two weeks of finishing listening to the podcast...
I literally listened to the entire podcast in one day and subscribed to their Patreon right after.
Within two weeks of finishing listening to the podcast...
I have work in places I never thought imaginable.
Their tips on networking were amazing.
I feel like it& #39;s such a loaded term. When you hear it, it looks complicated and intricate and unreachable.
But really it was as simple as emailing editors and requesting a zoom call.
Their tips on networking were amazing.
I feel like it& #39;s such a loaded term. When you hear it, it looks complicated and intricate and unreachable.
But really it was as simple as emailing editors and requesting a zoom call.
Another thing: negotiation.
Understand your worth. I know that while I might be 16, my work deserves pay.
Yes, I am a "young" journalist but the podcast helped me realize I don& #39;t need to slave away at unpaid internships for literal years to maybe, just maybe, have a chance—
Understand your worth. I know that while I might be 16, my work deserves pay.
Yes, I am a "young" journalist but the podcast helped me realize I don& #39;t need to slave away at unpaid internships for literal years to maybe, just maybe, have a chance—
At barely making a living wage. Unpaid internships are a horrible barrier to young BIPOC writers. Don& #39;t "write for exposure" and "work your way up." Aim high, don& #39;t doubt yourself.
Yes, you can "make it" and you don& #39;t have to wait years to do it.
Yes, you can "make it" and you don& #39;t have to wait years to do it.
Like everyone else, I don& #39;t land every pitch I send but I do a lot of things that make it more likely to be accepted.
I look at every free resource imaginable. For example, I& #39;ve been attending @TimHerrera freelance sessions for the past three months. They& #39;re amazing every time.
I look at every free resource imaginable. For example, I& #39;ve been attending @TimHerrera freelance sessions for the past three months. They& #39;re amazing every time.
My point is this: look on the Internet. Resources are out there and there are publications that will actually pay you for your labor. Sometimes they are a little harder to find but it is so worth it.
Also to my fellow young writers: you don& #39;t have to wait. You can start tomorrow.
A lot of it has been about a mindset.
I am a journalist, yes in high school, but I& #39;m still a journalist.
A lot of it has been about a mindset.
I am a journalist, yes in high school, but I& #39;m still a journalist.
You can work at your high school paper but that& #39;s not the only paper you absolutely need to write at.
I find it frustrating that 99% of the advice adults in media will give is just to write at your high school paper. Yes, that& #39;s important but also try—
I find it frustrating that 99% of the advice adults in media will give is just to write at your high school paper. Yes, that& #39;s important but also try—
Reaching out to your local and regional outlets: they need you. You don& #39;t have to wait.
Young journalists exist and we can do work just like the "professionals."
