back to menuWhat is Print Journalism?
There is nothing quite like seeing your name in print, on the front page or cover, and preferably under a banner headline. And to add real spice to the experience, the story should be one you have found on your own initiative, or through a special contact and which no other newspaper or magazine is carrying. Reporters dream of these “scoops” or of hearing the words, “hold the front page” shouted across the newsroom, as their sensational story is finished just before the deadline. It is a moment of glory to be cherished and it should make up for all the unanswered calls, brick walls and closed doors every reporter has to negotiate at some time in their career in print. In newspapers, these opportunities for glory come every day or sometimes every week. In magazines, you may have to hang on for a week or a month between issues, but for many magazine journalists, the sight of a well-crafted piece gracing glossy pages is well worth the wait. Reporters writing for newspapers and magazines a
