We asked our Twitter community what they would like to have known about journalism before they entered the profession
@abigailedge @journalismnews that experience can teach you more than a text book ever will, and that journalism is so much more than words. — Elliott Lewis-George (@ElliottLGeorge) January 6, 2014
@abigailedge @journalismnews that experience can teach you more than a text book ever will, and that journalism is so much more than words.
@abigailedge @journalismnews that getting hands on experience will do you more good than a degree — Jamie Walker (@Walker_this_way) January 6, 2014
@abigailedge @journalismnews that getting hands on experience will do you more good than a degree
@abigailedge I wish I'd known how important it is to have an NCTJ qualification. And shorthand. — Sarah Orme (@sarah_orme) January 6, 2014
@abigailedge I wish I'd known how important it is to have an NCTJ qualification. And shorthand.
@abigailedge everyone thinks asking you "hacked any phones recently?" is the funniest, most original thing in the world. — Ian Craig (@iancraigWN) January 6, 2014
@abigailedge everyone thinks asking you "hacked any phones recently?" is the funniest, most original thing in the world.
@abigailedge @journalismnews How to file a tax return and do the boring side of freelance management. Not taught at all. — Kat Brown (@katbrown82) January 6, 2014
@abigailedge @journalismnews How to file a tax return and do the boring side of freelance management. Not taught at all.
@abigailedge @journalismnews That freelancing is necessary and tax returns are considerably harder than Teeline ever was. — Christie L Tucker (@Trauma_Doll) January 6, 2014
@abigailedge @journalismnews That freelancing is necessary and tax returns are considerably harder than Teeline ever was.
@abigailedge @journalismnews how bad the money is, how mean spirited people/viewers can be, how addictive the highs/lows of the biz can be — Gina Miller (@ThatSportsGirl) January 6, 2014
@abigailedge @journalismnews how bad the money is, how mean spirited people/viewers can be, how addictive the highs/lows of the biz can be
@abigailedge journalism is a lifestyle — Gareth (@garethoconnor) January 6, 2014
@abigailedge journalism is a lifestyle
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