How to Become Journalist for Discover Magazine

Becoming a journalist for Discover Magazine can be a reality. By taking journalism, science and technology courses, you can be on your way to working for Discover Magazine.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

How to Become a Journalist for Discover Magazine

1. Attend college or take online courses toward a degree or certificate in journalism. Take courses geared toward magazine article writing. Take other courses related to science and technology themes, which are covered in Discover Magazine.

2. While taking journalism courses, volunteer to work for the college newspaper or find a part-time job working for your hometown newspaper writing technology or science-related articles.

3. Read Discover Magazine to find out their style of writing. After graduation, contact Discover Magazine to see if they have any openings.

4. Even if Discover Magazine isn't advertising any jobs at the moment, send work samples, a cover letter and resume highlighting your journalism degree and experience. Even if there are no openings, your resume will still be on file for future positions.

References

• Discover Magazine

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