It’s a tough industry to crack and an even harder one to succeed in. Working in the media is all about being in the right place at the right time, being passionate about your work and most of all… luck.
I have very little luck, however, I am hoping that my passion will help me succeed in my career. I want to be a journalist, which would require me to be “project-based, freelance, short-term contracts, multi-sited and mobile” which is a leap out of my comfort zone but I’m excited (Leong 2011).
This industry intrigues me. It is forever changing and while I like my life to be in order, a part of me yearns for the excitement for a job that is a different experience everyday.
I agree with Jai Morton that “as a media and communication student, I admit I feel a little anxious about my future as a media practitioner (Morton, 2011).
However, the passion for this career path is strong and stability has never been a priority for me. While Gill’s (2007) article outlines the unsteady workflow, potential social isolation and lack of affordable workspaces associated with freelancing (Gill 2007, 26), my interest in being a media practitioner is stronger then ever.
- Gill, Rosalind. 2007. Technobohemians or the new Cybertariat: New media work in Amsterdam a decade after the web. Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam. Accessed April 30, 2011. http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/portal/publications/network-notebooks/technobohemians-or-the-new-cybertariat/
- Leong, Susan. 2011. “KCB206 New Media: Internet Self & Beyond: Week 7 Lecture Notes.” Accessed April 28, 2011.
- Morton, Jai. 2011. “Media professionals – adaptors to change,” New Media Native, April 27. Accessed April 28, 2011. http://jailouisemedia.blogspot.com/2011/04/future-of-new-media.html
