20 Signs You’re A Journalist
- You read the newspaper with a highlighter in one hand.
- You never forget to bring a pen or a piece of paper wherever you go just in case an idea for an article or an interesting person pops into view.
- When you are in an event, you feel the need to live tweet, reporting snippets with the official hashtag.
- Casual conversations with a stranger can turn into an impromptu interview for an article you are working on.
- There are imaginary editing marks whenever you are reading something (yup, you just saw an encircled dot in your head after the word ‘something.’)
- You are very much amazed at the fact that Marshall McLuhan is still alive.
- Your favorite mobile application is Pocket.
- You have a conscious effort to always change your writing style until you are satisfied with your individual voice as a writer.
- Your productive spaces are in dimly-lit cafes or libraries.
- Reading a non-fiction book is one of your ways of rewarding yourself after a successful coverage.
- You are subscribed to at least one international magazine.
- You love observing Communication Theories in real life.
- Your handwriting is worse than chicken scratch.
- You have a collection of coverage notebooks.
- Cups of coffee or cans of Red Bull are your best friends when you’re trying to beat your deadline.
- Your personal travels, interests, and activities will become your next article.
- It is your biggest dream to be part of an international bureau.
- You are an expert at cramming.
- It annoys you that some people think that it is an ‘elitist mindset’ that the media should embrace the role of educating the public.
- Even though being a journalist is difficult, you can’t imagine doing anything else.