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Steve’s Answer
Today, there are more opportunities to be a journalist than ever before -- you can be a citizen journalist, you can be a photo journalist, you can be a freelance journalist. Pick one that interests you and pursue opportunities down that path. For example, if you'd like to be a freelance journalist. the website, www.upwork.com is an excellent start.
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Emily’s Answer
Hi Jessica! Many students have the opportunity to start taking journalism classes in high school. My first journalism class was photojournalism (yearbook) in 10th grade. I stuck with it throughout college by writing for my college newspaper and yearbook, and I even got an internship at a medium-sized newspaper in my hometown. That experience really helped me explore my interest in journalism because I got to try many different things outside learning about journalism in the classroom to be sure this was a field that I was passionate about. There are also lots of great websites online to keep track of all your writing samples. I like to use contently.com. That way, when you go to apply for a real job, you can send your potential employer a link to your portfolio that has all your writing samples in one place. Good luck!