Today I finally began something which will hopefully really help me when it comes to finishing university and joining life in the real world. With dreams of being a magazine journalist I really need some sort of experience that helps me say this is what I want to do and this is why.
So today I started work experience at my local newspaper. While possibly not where I envisage working as a career, my first day has proved to be fun and interesting, and really encouraging for the future. A lot of advisers say that your local paper is a good place to start is your looking for a career in journalism. Being a weekly, the pace is not so rushed and hectic as a daily paper might be, which provides more time for writing practice and really getting to grip with how a newspaper works.
Today I went along on an interview with some women from the local dramatics society to talk about what goes into putting on a play and how much it all costs. It was a really interesting interview and it was fascinating to see the reporter jotting everything down in shorthand symbols. In a world of technology it was quite humbling to simply sit with a pen and paper and just talk to people about their work.
So while we might all dream of hitting the big time in some high flying job in London, it seems like home is a good place to start. And it can prove far more interesting and worthwhile than you might imagine.
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