How to become a political journalist

[SixShooter]

Does anyone know anything about this career? I will be a senior in HS next year..and Im going to go to the University of Florida and major in journalism...could one get a job with a Florida paper right out of college? Ive already been writing alot...one of my articles ran on DU, I write sports articles for a website and I write for my school paper...

Anyone know anything about this subject?

Thanks!

[WilliamPitt]

1. Two routes

1. Continue on your course, get trained, and cope with several years of writing about town meetings and bake sales until you earn your wings;

2. Start doing it now, write once or twice a week, and give your work away to every website you can get an address to. Get published this way, which allows you to write about what you want to write about.

I did #2, and it took five years for it to become a paying job.

[VelmaD]

2. You beat me to it...

I saw this and my first thought was to tell him to go ask you. :)

And hey, those townhall meetings can be lots of fun. Lots of little old ladies who know every nuance of the Rules of Order. And at least with bake sales there's cookies. :)

[SixShooter]

3. Sounds good

Thanks guys! I love writing so Ive tried to find different sites that will let me write without having to pay me just so I can have something to present to a potential employer later on!

[SixShooter]

4. WilliamPitt

do you, or anyone else know of any websites like DU that will put up your articles that you write...I dont want them to pay me...I just want the experience...

THANKS!

[WilliamPitt]

5. Well, there's this website called truthout

:)

OnlineJournal
Buzzflash
Alternet
CommonDreams
Bartcop
TomPaine

...are good places to start. Each has a submission email address somewhere on their sites.

[SixShooter]

6. GREAT!

Thank you so very much :kick: :yourock: :bounce: :toast: