What classes should i take in high school if i plan on majoring in journalism?
Journalism is a career field in flux, as print newspapers are going out of business. You may want to aim your career at broadcast journalism where you’ll most likely be a writer (or do you have the face and body for on-camera work?). Don’t worry about high school courses except to get a solid college-prep curriculum: four years English, four math, bio, chem, physics, history (US and world), foreign language, and a good range of humanities and arts. And yes, keep at the student newspaper and try to rise to an editorial position–sticking with a relevant extracurric and rising to a leadership position is something admissions officers are looking for nowadays. When you start shopping for colleges in your junior year, make certain that you choose journalism programs that have ACEMCJ accreditation–the program itself will be accredited, so ask the journalism department directly. Those are the programs with the highest standards of professional preparation, and employers will know the reputa
