Journalism is a great field, despite what others say about it. For some people, it's all they know how to do. Here are just 15 ways you may know you're a journalism major:
1. You read something for leisure and take note of all of the AP Style mistakes.
2. You quadruple-check something in the AP Style book so you can avoid the same mistakes.
3. Basically just AP Style, all the time.
4. You find yourself struggling so hard to achieve the best SEO headline.
5. Transcribing interviews is the worst, only because the sound of your own voice makes you want to run for the hills.
6. "Did you hear about ______?" Yes, I did. A while ago.
7. You have to constantly defend your decision to major in a tough field.
8. Social media is everything! You're not always looking at silly gifs or taking Buzzfeed quizzes - sometimes an important story on your Twitter feed stops you in your tracks and you HAVE to read it then and there.
9. You're comfortable with hard deadlines in any class or in any matter, because journalism taught you that if you're even a minute late with a story, it's won't be good.
10. Time isn't real. Sometimes you're working on a story or package right up until deadline, and sometimes the entire staff works through the night to get the next edition to print or the next show's rundown perfect. Which leads me to #11...
11. You probably spend the most money on coffee and Red Bull out of anyone else on your college campus.
12. You feel sorry for STEM and other related majors because math and science are hard. You're amazed by the stuff they do because it would honestly probably kill you if you tried.
13. You get really annoyed when people don't know what's going on in the news. IT'S SO IMPORTANT!!! Yes, it might be sad, but educate yourself, we beg of you!
14. You know you picked to enter a field that isn't always the most gratifying, for many reasons...
15. But seeing your work published/aired, making connections with actual people and not just sources, knowing that what you do matters, committing to your obligation to the truth and doing your job as a watchdog...those are more than enough to keep us going back for more.
