What kind of education do you need to become a photojournalist?
Pursue bachelor's degree programs in photojournalism. If a school or university doesn't offer a bachelor's degree in
photojournalism, students could also major in photography and minor in
journalism.
What's one school that has a photojournalism program?
Boston University in Boston MA
What kind of pay might you expect to earn as a photojournalist?
It depends At the low end you it can be as low as a trade. But some photojournalists get as much as 20,000 dollars per shoot!
What would you need to do to prepare for a job interview as a photojournalist?
Dress to impress. People skills are even more important than photography skills when it
comes to event photography - you need to bring out the best in who you are photographing. Smile like the joker, be very personable. Your portfolio counts , but if it consists of landscape photos, fine art
shots of interesting textures, etc.. it wont be very relevant ..so
load it with candids and portraiture.
Would you consider this as a possible profession/job in your future? Why or why not?
NOPE! I don't want to be a little boy making his living taking silly little pictures! I want to be a man! Grow up to do something that benefits other people! Not sell cheap pictures to people. Being a photojournalist has no real benefit to society.... all you do is take stupid pictures and get money for it, its a job that reminds me of super weird cat ladies or some fragile skinny guy dressed like a hipster drinking some like 17 syllable titled frappucino mocha latte or whatever. Well I guess someones gotta do it... So ill let whoever wants to do photojournalism be one, just step aside so you don't get in the way of more productive jobs..... And god dang it!! Your not a photojournalist if you use instagram to take a picture of your food, I'm tired of seeing that on my Facebook! Just eat your damn dinner!
So the answer is most definitely no. No way Jose! Nada! Never!