Even If You Love Writing, Journalism May Not Be For You
I love writing, but I hated being a journalist.
Upon entering my final year of undergrad, my major required me to do at least one internship before I could receive my degree. After looking through a few on my own that didn’t pique my interest, I discovered one through my school writing for the local newspaper.
I thought this was perfect for me and my advisor admitted me after reading through my Medium profile. After all, I already wrote stories as a hobby, and this way I could do it for credits.
Unfortunately, this internship wasn’t as glamorous as I had hoped. I have now vetoed a career I initially considered pursuing post-grad.
That being said, these are the reasons working in journalism wasn’t nearly as enjoyable as writing online (for me, personally).
I hate cold-calling (and repeatedly calling) people.
By far, my least favorite part of journalism was cold-calling people to get information. Mostly because the people I would be talking to had much bigger priorities.
Since I was an intern, most of the stories I wrote were about updates from the local town’s city halls and departments. Since I was working in the middle of a New…
