“Having money isn’t everything not having it is” – Kanye West Journalists go into journalism knowing they probably won’t be able In order to enjoy the finer things in life like a full tank of gas After seven hours covering city hall for the people, Because of conflicts of interests, most journalists are ethically Popular moonlighting jobs for journalists include baristas, pizza Some journalists are fortunate enough to score jobs as company And working another job is great for journalists to get the Not only do these jobs provide journalists with a little extra Writing the first draft of history is rewarding but the pay isn’t.
to buy that dream house, take that exotic cruise or pay off those student loans
with their day jobs alone.
and not carrying the shame of sneaking in a day-old Starbucks coffee cup to
sneak a refill, another thing journalists like is moonlighting.toomany
journalists hang up their reporter’s notebooks, and put on an apron, nametag
and hairnet and serve the public in another capacity.
barred from taking other writing gigs in their home market, so they are forced
to find other sources of income.
delivery drivers, Barnes & Noble employees, servers and personal
proofreaders of friends and family. And it’s not unheard of journalists
returning to the newspaper after hours, not to write the news, but to deliver
it.
mascots, where they get to wear a giant mask, saving them the humiliation of
being identified.
opportunity to have not-at-all-awkward run-ins with sources, co-workers and
bosses. They get to see what journalists are like outside of work and
journalists get to come up with reasons why they need a little “extra” cash and
overly point out that they are just working at the mall for the holidays (for
the fifth year in a row). These tend not to be the greatest jobs but if
journalists were good at finding jobs they wouldn’t be journalists.
coin to put cheese on their Whoppers, but they allow journalists to take the
people skills they use in reporting to theirsecond third jobs. Interview
skills translate into customer relations. Copyediting means the journalist is
detail oriented. Note taking is great for taking orders.Those drive-thru
headsets should feel familiar to the headsets used in the office. And
journalists have perfected the art of being nice to mean people, be it a source
or a guy yelling to supersize his fries.
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I would argue that professors should stress this point a little more with their students. Most journalism students are idealists who go in with the impression that they’re gonna change the world. I found my first year really disillusioning. Not only was I not making any money (or friends), but the work I was doing didn’t really seem to make a difference.
“And it’s not unheard of journalists returning to the newspaper after hours, not to write the NEW, but to deliver it.”
“Copyediting means the journalist is detail oriented.”
Please be detail oriented and add an s to NEWS!
You forgot direct sales … I sell kitchen tools for fun and profit … and someone in pre-press AND two ad reps sell Avon!
And then the rest of us are relegated to living with our parents. Sleeping in the same twin bed that rested our heads when we were 15. Thanks for sticking with me 10 years, tiny bed (And tiny bedroom. And tiny closet.)
As a young journalist, I delivered papers to supplement my income. I also moonlighted at a couple of clothing stores. And this was in the days when newspapers were profitable! The worst thing about this post is how true it is.
The best moonlighting is straight-cash moonlighting. “Freelancing” goes a long way to make ends meet. Or put the cheese on the Whopper, as you said. I’m looking into moonlighting, making wedding videos or something. Moonlighting as a freelance voiceover guy just isn’t cutting it.