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Read voraciously.
In addition, read every word of your own newspaper - and most of your competitors'.
Listen.
Make every story your best.
Write vigorously, with colour. Be creative. Grab your readers by the throats. Don't let them put your story aside.
Don't just meet your deadline. Beat it! And be equally dependable for your appointments and your arrival for your shift.
Challenge the conventional wisdom of the newsroom. If everybody thinks a certain way on a story, play with the possibility it's wrong and consider what stories that notion suggests. Follow them.
In an era of spell check, there is no excuse for spelling mistakes.
Don't be overly cute. Don't write for yourself or your friends (or your editor). Write for the reader.
Learn every day. Be curious. Chat people up. No matter how much you know - or think you know - there is much, much more to be learned.


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				MAJ Archives A journalist's profile, stories and careers in the field of journalism. Know a journalist who should be profiled here? Send an e-mail to Janet E. Bardon February 18, 2000 Harvey Schachter Writer/Editor his@his-writing.com Rules for Young Journalists (Developed specifically for Print Journalism Students) Read voraciously. In addition, read every word of your own newspaper - and most of your competitors'. Listen. Make every story your best. Write vigorously, with colour. Be creative. Grab your readers by the throats. Don't let them put your story aside. Don't just meet your deadline. Beat it! And be equally dependable for your appointments and your arrival for your shift. Challenge the conventional wisdom of the newsroom. If everybody thinks a certain way on a story, play with the possibility it's wrong and consider what stories that notion suggests. Follow them. In an era of spell check, there is no excuse for spelling mistakes. Don't be overly cute. Don't write for yourself or your friends (or your editor). Write for the reader. Learn every day. Be curious. Chat people up. No matter how much you know - or think you know - there is much, much more to be learned.