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Monday, June 29, 2009 12:00 AM

I studied print journalism: Now what?

I did internships, made connections, got clips, etc., but my parents are still paying my cellphone bill
By Cary Tennis

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  • Sunday, June 28, 2009 06:16 PM

    LR, GET OUT NOW!!!!

    I'm speaking as a former newspaper journalist-turned-freelance-writer/paralegal-and-aspiring-law student.

    Go back to school. Get some other skills. I hate to tell you this and burst your bubble, but do it NOW!!! It'll be a lot harder if you wait until you have a wife and kid to support like I do.

    With hard work and a major miracle, you might still be able to pursue a living as a print journalist, but don't count on it. Have a Plan B. And a Plan C. And a Plan D.

    —Hell's Liberal Read Hell's Liberal's other letters

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