Last Wednesday, the Star Tribune's TV critic, Neal Justin, came to talk to our journalism class at Augsburg. With him he brought his own success story, and what he believes is the key; start early. When he was in high school, he began writing film reviews for his school paper, and he later when on to become a freelance writer.
He did talk about his feelings regarding the current journalism industry right now, and it hurts. Like many other journalists, Justin has the view that amateur journalists are taking over instead of the professionals, and there's a strong demand for "real journalists".
One of his other projects includes hosting "J Camp" for kids across the country, which is a program in which 42 high school students of all races shadow professional journalists like the late Tim Russert, and get tips on how to make their own writing better, with help from the pros.
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