| Have you decided to become a journalist? Are | | | | disadvantages of becoming a journalist ? The |
| you sure to cope with the difficulties the | | | | starting salary is rather low. ? You may get in |
| profession is sure to provide you with? Have you | | | | trouble with the law. ? You may be asked to |
| considered all the advantages? Are you sure that | | | | write about something boring or unpleasant. ? You |
| you are aware of all the limitations of the | | | | may not be paid for some material if it is of no |
| profession? If you are able to answer all those | | | | interest. ? The work sometimes requires many |
| questions positively, the article will be of no | | | | hours involvement. ? Unstable schedule. ? The |
| interest for you. Otherwise, you are given an | | | | supply of the journalists exceeds the demand. |
| opportunity to check the advantages and the | | | | Here are the main advantages and disadvantages |
| disadvantages of the journalist profession to | | | | of becoming a journalist. You should remember |
| formulate your final opinion on whether the | | | | that the profession of a journalist requires a great |
| profession deserves your attention or not. The | | | | number of different abilities and skills. You should |
| advantages of becoming a journalist ? You meet | | | | be a literate person, your writing must be without |
| great many of interesting people, both famous | | | | grammar, spelling and stylistic mistakes. You |
| and not. Still, those people are able to tell you | | | | should have good imagination and writing skills. Do |
| something exciting. ? The possibility to know great | | | | not forget that background knowledge is |
| many of different information attracts most | | | | obligatory in different fields of social life. You |
| people. ? The whole world is able to see your | | | | never know where the task may take you. It is |
| name printed under an article. ? The possibility to | | | | better if you know at least something about the |
| see the world should be taken into account. ? The | | | | topic not to spend much time on information |
| profession will never be out of demand. The | | | | search. |