To be successful in journalism, you need to be able to take part in beneficial conversations. You'll need to connect through the language you use. Very often, experienced colleagues will use industry-specific jargon, which you can learn with just a few scrolls!
Are you dreaming of a New York City-coded journalism career? Or are you studying harder than Rory Gilmore to get into the university with the best student publication?
If so, you might have already worked out what your life is going to look like once you get that reporting career.
One day, your beat might have you working until the very last moment before the editors put the paper to bed. Your name might feature next to multiple articles in a single budget. After a few years, your leads will introduce a great portion of what’s archived in the morgue and — who knows? — if all goes well, you'll possibly get the scoop on that high-profile extra and finally establish yourself among the big names.
If you have no idea what you’ve just read — but want to — then this infographic is for you! media update’s Joreke Kleynhans has broken down all the jargon you need to know if you yearn for the Carrie Bradshaw life.
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**Sources used include Newspapers in Education’s Glossary of Newspaper Terms & The Journalist’s Resource