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[plaid !PeeB7WVS.E No.980811]

hey /lit/ I'm going to school for professional writing
>read journalism
anyways, I'm gonna be writing a TON of stuff and probably submitting it here and there. Anyways, can you throw up some suggestions of stuff I should read. I have a lot of ebooks, any pdf's you upload would be REALLY APPRECIATED. I'm trying to find some stuff that's a little weird. Thanks a lot anon

[Anonymous No.980825]

If you're doing journalism, you don't really need to read much. That stuff is purposely written at like an eighth grade level.

[plaid !PeeB7WVS.E No.980836]

Also, the game.

[Anonymous No.980841]

what anon said. Look up the inverted pyramid and you're good.

In school they teach you history and copy editing mainly. If you writing sucks, they just say stop writing sucky stuff. That's it really. So read whatever you think is an interesting style of writing and teach yourself how to apply that to writing that is supposed to be more newsy.

[Anonymous No.980853]

>>980825

Not OP here, but you've obviously never taken a journalism class. You sound like the typical pretentious ass who always turns me away from /lit/.

There is a lot more to it than "writing simple prose."

An 8th grader can not write with the clarity and conciseness that a good journalist can.

[Anonymous No.980854]

Study history, pop culture, and political theory.

[Anonymous No.980862]

>>980841

>Look up the inverted pyramid and you're good

No. Not at all.

> If you writing sucks, they just say stop writing sucky stuff

You went to a community college, didn't you.

[Anonymous No.980863]

Have fun being unemployed.

[Anonymous No.980864]

>>980853

It depends on what type of media and audience you are writing for. A lot of news actually has to been written at a lower level.

That post you're referring to may have came from a pretentious pov but in some instances it's actually partially correct.

[Anonymous No.980869]

ELEMENTS OF STYLE BY EBWHITE
THE TEACHING TUTORIAL LECTURES ON SENTANCE BUILDING
ALL OF BERTRAND RUSSEL'S ESSAYS
ESSAYS IN GENERAL
HUNTER S THOMPSON

[Anonymous No.980874]

>>980862

no that's referring to the labs taught by grad students. they suck, and ultimately you teach yourself or get lost.

[Anonymous No.980877]

>>980869

>ELEMENTS OF STYLE BY EBWHITE

stop that

[Anonymous No.980881]

>>980864

>A lot of news actually has to been written at a lower level

Right, it has to be simplified for the reader, which isn't that easy if you're covering something complex.

[plaid !PeeB7WVS.E No.980885]

>>980863

lol yeah this is what I'm worried about. I'm just going to try to intern around wherever I can. I'm focusing right now on national geographic travel, but really wherever I can get something to work toward that is fine

[Anonymous No.980889]

>>980874

Or you can be lucky and have a great professor with 40+ years experience in writing journalism, like I did, and have your ass kicked.

[plaid !PeeB7WVS.E No.980896]

>>980863

Actually I plan on sleeping myself to the top, I can't see any flaws with this plan can you?

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>>980869

you know, I've really been meaning to read some hunter s thompson lately, thanks anon

>>980889
this too is what I'm going for

[Anonymous No.980910]

>>980885

Just make as many connections as you can, and hold onto them. Take advantage of any opportunity that presents itself.

Hopefully the school you're at has employment advising.

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>>980896

HELLS YEAH BROFIST

[plaid !PeeB7WVS.E No.980918]

>>980914

Reported for samefagging.

[plaid !PeeB7WVS.E No.980949]

>>980918

reported for fagfaggling

[Anonymous No.980971]

>>980949
Your face, it is in 3D.

[Prole !XDERDXUpqQ No.981004]

The zine writers Guild is always looking for submissions, if you're interested

[plaid !PeeB7WVS.E No.981020]

>>981004

what is this?