What are the requirments for being a journalist in New York Times?
Posted on July 18th, 2007 by admin
LLiran asked:
Hey, I want to be a journalist in New York Times or Washington Post. Someone knows the requirments for one? P.S: I 'm who does not live in the United States, so I can however work? Thank you so much, Liran.
Question posted courtesy of: Greg Schmigel’s Book Reviews
Hey, I want to be a journalist in New York Times or Washington Post. Someone knows the requirments for one? P.S: I 'm who does not live in the United States, so I can however work? Thank you so much, Liran.
Question posted courtesy of: Greg Schmigel’s Book Reviews
To work in either of those newspapers, you must be skilled in political spin, left-leaning bias, and plagiarism.
You must also be willing to reveal your country’s diplomatic and military secrets and betray the nation for the sake of a front page headline.
I am sure you can do this from wherever you are at, as long as you are willing to do all the above as a foreign correspondent.
You’ll need a stellar writing portfolio, a proven track record and a good dash of luck to get in at either paper. Coming from outside the US probably won’t be an issue, especially if you’ve had success where you are now.
You need to be REALLY good. Those are two of the more reputable papers in the nation. Most of its staff writers work their way up there.
I’m sure they’d hire freelancers who live abroad, granted the subjects are current news or feature pieces they can feature from abroad.
The Washington Post and The New York Times both print many front page stories based on the economy from what happens overseas.
Basically, you have to be a journalist somewhere else, and be good. Neither paper takes beginners.
Your lack of American citizenship (I assume) might be an issue. Usually, the home office will hire someone and assign him or her for overseas duty. It’s not like the Times would go scouting for talent in London or something. There are exceptions, but it’s difficult.