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I'm not sure what course to do at university - I can take one of two routes, which are:
1. Journalism
2. Creative writing / Script writing
I feel more inclined towards the second category as I feel I woudld enjoy it more, though I think it is probably a harder area to get into and harder to find work in, whilst journalism can apply to papers, magazines and e-zines, all which pay decent wages.
I know everything isnt about money, though I'd like to have the security of knowing a job would be easily availible.
Give me some advice, please.
I'm not sure what course to do at university - I can take one of two routes, which are:
1. Journalism
2. Creative writing / Script writing
I feel more inclined towards the second category as I feel I woudld enjoy it more, though I think it is probably a harder area to get into and harder to find work in, whilst journalism can apply to papers, magazines and e-zines, all which pay decent wages.
I know everything isnt about money, though I'd like to have the security of knowing a job would be easily availible.
Give me some advice, please.
Later
Edit - "common" journalist being the types that work for papers such as the Mail, hypocritical, schemimg, twisted etc. Some bits of it would be alright eg film/product reviews, but it would be a bit monotonous compared with no.2
It's the sounder option for a career and easier to swap to option 2 with later in life than vice versa.
"today lads, we're trying out all the major beer brands, Jo Guest is popping over later for a naked photoshoot, and tomorrow we fly off to portugal to cover the Euro 2004 final"
> Journalism also leaves the path for magazine writing open, which would
> be a laugh if I got to write for FHM or something.
Photography is the better option in that scenario.
> Photography is the better option in that scenario.
Or you could just become a pro footballer and porn star...
The decision? It seems you're stuck between pursuing your dreams and playing it safe for better career prospects in a job you don't really want to do.
I recommend option 1. You have a dream, option 1 can get you there, journalism won't help nearly so much.
Don't give up now!
(Also, you could look into whether a creative writing degree would help you get into journalism later. I'd have thought it'd be nearly as good a quaification as the journalism degree, and if you enjoy it more you might get a higher grade too).