Journalists

It is all in the details. Journalists spend so much time working on the details that they have become analytic about every detail in their own lives and yours. If you can’t provide the low-down, you may as well keep it to yourself. They are not stupid. A journalist can hold a conversation about almost everything, with anyone. If they don’t have a clue, they will spend entire time at dinner party interrogating someone who knows something they don’t. And expect them to correct you every now and then. They have an elephant memory. Be careful what you say to, or promise a journalist. They work with words and will remember every tiny detail. And yes, do expect them to quote you word- for- word quite often.

You can’t hide anything from a journalist. Don’t even try. They are trained to dig things up, read between lines, and read body language. Whatever you are hiding will be found out. Actually, they are perfect investigators because they know which questions to ask and when. “I keep six honest serving- men, (They taught me all I know); their names are: What, Why, When, Who, Where and How” Rudyard Kipling.

Reasons why you would love to be a journo:

1.      To be fluent in both written and spoken language.

2.      To be updated about almost everything.

3.      You are not limited to one profession but you tend to know about other disciplines.

4.      To have knowledge in investigating.

5.      To meet and network with most significant people.