Been thinking about going back to school for journalism. Is there a degree in travel journalism or is it just a regular journalism degree? Thanks...
What can you do to break into travel journalism?
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Contact your local newspaper and speak with the editor or person in charge of the travel section. Perhaps they're looking for travel articles. You can submit your articles provide a photo) and see if they'll publish them. This is one way to break into journalism. When you're in college it's a good idea to join the newspaper or write for a local magazine, and do internships...hope this helps...
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I would also suggest looking for openings at places like about.com and examiner.com as these are typically low paying, but will get you exposure to travel writing, working with an editor and things like a required weekly quota. (also you will get a fair amount of visibility and other perks depending on the niche you choose)
Also, there are less competitive things like hubpages and squidoo lenses or even just setting up a free blog on wordpress / blogger etc.
ACTION is the only way to really break in anywhere
As far as travel writing degrees, I am not sure about that, but there are tons of courses all over. Frankly I wouldn't put much weight on going back to school for journalism as you either have it or you don't (passion for writing) and other skills - how to write quickly, how to write headlines etc. I personally think come best from practice.
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