As if having a non-scientific major in our society wasn’t tough enough, there exist phrases Journalism students like myself can’t seem to catch a break from.
Be it somewhere as random as the middle of a supermarket or university, itself; how many of these have you come across?
1,.“Aap journalism kar rahi hain? Good luck getting a job!”
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Aap na hotay tou meri akal say parda kaun uthaata?
2. “You do know journalists do not make a lot of money, right?”
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There is room to make decent money in Journalism, but a journalist’s want for bills shouldn’t outweigh their passion for writing—and psst, it usually doesn’t.
3. “Media walay sab harami hotay hain. I don’t know how you can be a part of their agendas.”
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Bas bilkul wese hee jese you’re a part of this universe.
4. “Oh you need a source for a story? Mera interview lay lo.”
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Just because you have a friend/relative who’s a journalism major doesn’t mean they are obliged to interview you whenever they need a source. Sorry, not sorry.
5. “You’re so lucky, you barely have any finals.”
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And like five different stories due in a week, but okay.
6. “If you ever get to interview (insert the name of any famous person), you better get me an autograph!”
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Hukam karein janaab. Aur kuch?
7. “It must be so easy to get an A in a journo class”
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If you take a Journalism class thinking you’ll get an easy A, you’ve got another thing (hint: karma and failure’s lovechild) coming for you.
8. “Journalist tou koi bhi bann sakta hai. Bas mic pakro aur boli jao.”
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Acha jee? Aapko mic laa doon?
9. “Do you like to write?”
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They don’t keep me here because I’m 5’2 and gorgeous.
10. “Oh so you’re like a desi Carrie Bradshaw?”
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Kiiinda except not at all. Instead of lavishly typing away about sex and the city in my cozy New York apartment, I spend my time panicking over an AP stylebook, in a stuffy dorm.
11. “But journalism is a dying field.”
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Things are bound to happen. We need people to tell us they’re happening. Boom, perpetual job market.
Are you studying to become a journalist? Do you know anyone who is? Tag em and share the pain, lol.
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