Does any one know how long you would have to go to school to be a journalist?

Answer 1

One of your other answers suggested a university degree in Journalism, 4 years. Excellent choice. ANY university degree is good but you'll obviously learn very important things in Journalism courses you'll use every day in your career. Many Community Colleges also offer Journalism courses, a possible alternative to university.

You needn't stop at one degree, and you SHOULD NOT limit your courses to Journalism. Many journalists develop a specialty (politics, business, medicine, sports, environmental issues, etc.) and can significantly enhance their careers by taking related courses, and almost any education can be an advantage.

Journalism is one of the few professions where it is POSSIBLE to succeed with minimal formal education, but degrees and other evidence of education and training will often open opportunities that would otherwise be inaccessible.

You can get an early start in your career, don't wait until after graduation. Write for your school newspaper or yearbook. Submit unsolicited articles to community newspapers. Contact local organizations - charities, community associations, hospitals, businesses - and offer to write short articles about their activities. Whenever you have spare time: make lists and notes about story ideas, and outlines and research plans for those ideas, and actually write some stories as samples of your work - a start on your portfolio.

Answer 2

4 years to get a journalism degree - a degree doesn't make you a journalist. It will, however, give you an edge and help you to find a path. Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana has a nice journalism and communications department. Check it out at www.bsu.edu

Answer 3

Im pretty sure you need at least a bachelors degree (4 or 5 years it usually takes most people)

Answer 4

I was a journalism major and I did it in four years of college...Good Luck