Everytime someone asks me what I want to do when I've graduated I respond with a reflective silence or a mere shrug which suggests my indecisiveness. At first, I was unsure if working for a newspaper was what I wanted. I thought I'd much rather enjoy feature writing and while this is still a future goal, newspaper journalism is definetly growing on me. The idea of being out in the field excites me and having a busy lifestyle will keep me motivated.
I was reading a blog by Martin Moore about the Orwell Prize. It is a pre-eminent British prize for political writing. The winner is the shortlisted entry which comes closest to George Orwell's own ambition to "make political writing into an art". That's what got me thinking about the future. There are so many different things you can write about within a newspaper. There's business, entertainment, politics, crime etc. If writing about crime means being on the scene of a homicide or serious car accident, I am admitedly scared. I don't stomach those things very well but I guess I would get used to it. Afterall, you need to be thick skinned to be a journalist.
I would like to work in England one day. I've wanted to go there ever since...forever. Everyone goes there for overseas experience and I can certainly see the appeal. I think I would be good at writing opinionated articles. I'm quite passionate about some things. When something gets me going, I won't rest until my point gets across.
People keep telling me that I should know what I want to do, that I should have a plan. In one of my classes, I was told that apparently if you write down what you want to do, you will most likely achieve it. Well let me start a list then..
-First things first, I want to get my writing published. I want to relish in the glory of seeing my own name in print. I mean, I've seen it before when we've done magazines for classes but that's not quite what I had in mind..
-Secondly, I want to go to England (as I've already said). I would like to work for the Telegraph. I wouldn't want to be away from my beloved New Zealand for too long though, I know I will end up here whatever I do.
-Thirdly, I want to write a book. I don't quite know what it'd be about yet. But I don't think I'd do an biography. Who am I to say my life is interesting? That my life is worth paying $34.95 to read about? I'm not saying biographys make a person sound self-absorbed, I'd just be afraid that's how it'd come across.
I''ll keep you posted...
I was reading a blog by Martin Moore about the Orwell Prize. It is a pre-eminent British prize for political writing. The winner is the shortlisted entry which comes closest to George Orwell's own ambition to "make political writing into an art". That's what got me thinking about the future. There are so many different things you can write about within a newspaper. There's business, entertainment, politics, crime etc. If writing about crime means being on the scene of a homicide or serious car accident, I am admitedly scared. I don't stomach those things very well but I guess I would get used to it. Afterall, you need to be thick skinned to be a journalist.
I would like to work in England one day. I've wanted to go there ever since...forever. Everyone goes there for overseas experience and I can certainly see the appeal. I think I would be good at writing opinionated articles. I'm quite passionate about some things. When something gets me going, I won't rest until my point gets across.
People keep telling me that I should know what I want to do, that I should have a plan. In one of my classes, I was told that apparently if you write down what you want to do, you will most likely achieve it. Well let me start a list then..
-First things first, I want to get my writing published. I want to relish in the glory of seeing my own name in print. I mean, I've seen it before when we've done magazines for classes but that's not quite what I had in mind..
-Secondly, I want to go to England (as I've already said). I would like to work for the Telegraph. I wouldn't want to be away from my beloved New Zealand for too long though, I know I will end up here whatever I do.
-Thirdly, I want to write a book. I don't quite know what it'd be about yet. But I don't think I'd do an biography. Who am I to say my life is interesting? That my life is worth paying $34.95 to read about? I'm not saying biographys make a person sound self-absorbed, I'd just be afraid that's how it'd come across.
I''ll keep you posted...
4 comments:
Hey, no worries! There are heaps of different jobs in the media industry and I'm sure you'll find your place when you graduate. You'll be suprised really at how many different things you could get into. You don't even have to work at a paper or anything really. I've been thinking about other things (while still being adament that I will make it as a motor-sport journalist) and I've come up with things such as running press rooms at events such as the winter olympics (I have a friend that might be doing this, an if so, then I'm totally there). But my point is, there is so much more out there related to media, more than you and I can both imagine.
The world after study is quite a worrying one. I must admit to skepticism myself, not knowing what I want to do, where I want to go, how I want to live my life..
I think the main idea is just to go out and do it.
Ive heard goals are a good way to get something done, its just hard to figure out what goals to have...
Yeah I agree with both of you. There are lots of jobs I probably havn't even thought of but we just need to get out there and do it. Goals are a good way to get started but I just need to figure out which ones I want to pursue.
If it's any consolation, many of my friends (in their 40s & 50s) still aren't sure what they want to do when they grow up:)
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