Hi guys, do you think it is a necessary experience to have (working in a press office of the biggest department store in the world) to get into journalism or should I just focus on newspapers, tv stations etc?
Usually the press officer would have journalism experience, yet not always. In small communities, the press officer is someone who wears different hats on the job, one of them is press officer. Best way to get into journalism is to freelance stories to weekly newspapers and build up a respectable portfolio of your writing, then try to move up to daily newspapers. Talent and brains are the requirements to get into the business, yet an abundance of talent will get you far into the profession. Better yet is to go to journalism school and work on the college newspaper.
