Blogging my way through life and my career.


Blogging has become quite the “IT” thing these days, not only because of lockdown and because people now have more time to sit and work on their blogs, but because in the media world its quite recommendable to have a blog if you a young student journalist looking to make a name for yourself in this media world.

Blogging is important for student journalists because it allows space to perfect your craft. Writing is a crucial part of any journalist’s career, and what better way to get your creative juices flowing than blogging on any topic that suits your persona.  Of course, with any piece of article that your write, you have to write for an audience and include all information that is not going to leave your audience asking “but what about..” or “so what happened next”?

Many people have resorted to blogging these days, because it is a quick and easy way to get your work out there for people all over the globe to see. Student journalists will put themselves in better positions when applying for jobs in the media, because they will be able to showcase their ‘portfolio’ work to their employer. Also, any freelancing work that you might have done over the years, can be uploaded onto your blog which makes the blog look even better because of the consistency of your work.

Blogging has become the new normal, almost everyone has a blogging account, and its not going anywhere. Your potential employer is out their somewhere, scrolling through blogs, and your blog might just be the one he/she stumbles upon, and wants you in their newsroom! 

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