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New York Photography and Journalism Degrees

Photography and Journalism Degrees: New York Colleges

Looking for accredited career colleges, technical schools, and universities in New York offering Photography and Journalism degrees. A college degree is generally preferred or required for most photojournalism careers, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. Is it still true? You can count on it. Attending college in New York means that you are studying not just in a center of American life, but of the world itself. There is no end of superlatives to describe this strong, exciting, cultured and energetic city. It is a center of commerce, a pinnacle of the arts, and a haven for the ambitious and fearless of every nation. Whatever you choose to do here, you can rest assured that you will be honing your skills to the highest possible level.

If you choose to attend college in upstate New York, as they designate anything north of Westchester county, you can also be assured of a fine education in one of the nation's most attractive rural areas. Upstate New York colleges have traditionally been among the strongest, with plenty of after-college activities including exceptional hiking, camping, boating, and fishing in the state's countless lakes and watercourses.

New York Colleges: Photography and Journalism Degrees

If you want to be a journalist, whether for TV, a newspaper or website, a journalism degree is a great place to start. But a journalism degree is also the foundation of many other careers as well. Freelance writing, public relations and any other industry that demands well thought-out ideas and clear writing will be hugely enhanced by a journalism degree.

The base of any journalism college degree or training course is writing the standard newspaper article--the infamous who, what, when and why of a news event. By learning that basic skill, you also learn basic researching: what needs to be known in order for you to claim that you know it. And once you've tackled the research, you are taught how to put it into succinct prose so that readers can easily understand the information you are reporting that can be complicated at times.

With these skills, you can probably begin a career writing for newspapers, beginning with small town publications and working your way to bigger markets. Or, similarly, you can find an entry-level job in a small market TV news department and begin an exciting career there.

But publicity or corporate relations is available to you, too. PR departments spend their days targeting journalists and therefore look for people who have a background in journalism--people who can speak the journalist language. In fact, and some say this isn't such a great thing, the line between publicity and journalism is becoming increasingly blurred.

But whatever you choose to do, a journalism degree is the perfect way to take your natural curiosity of the world and put it to good use in your career.

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