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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You don't need to have studied journalism to be a great journalist. You can study Economics or History or Literature and become a great writer who also writes articles for your college paper(s). [/quote] Really: You need to have a bachelor's degree in something like history, economics or sociology, and you also need to have some solid journalism classes, whether you get them at the bachelor's degree level, from a master's degree program, or at a night school. Bright people can read the AP Stylebook themselves, but the only way to find out how copy editors actually apply the style rules and other unspoken rules is to take an academic class taught by an experienced copy editor. In theory, copy editors could teach those rules to working reporters, but the editors don't have much time for teaching. New reporters need to come in already knowing what can be taught in a class.[/quote]
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