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Today we have journalist Jane Young on our shows. Glad to meet you, Jane. Me too. Being a journalist is really hard work. What inspired you to be a journalist? Was it family or did you just enjoy story writing at school? I've always loved writing since I was a kid. It took me a while to work out what sort of job I could do that I could use some sort of creative writing in. It was only when I left university that I realized journalism would provide that opportunity. Interestingly enough, it was only after qualifying as a journalist that I found out my great uncle was a reporter for the paper that is now the Evening Standard. Would I be able to go straight into working for a national paper after getting a suitable degree? It is possible but only if you're in the very lucky 1% who are accepted onto a graduate training program run by a national newspaper. You've just got to apply. I'm not sure how many they take on but it's a very small amount. Some newspapers have scrapped these schemes altogether. A lot of people who get on these schemes tend to be from Oxford or Cambridge. If someone wants to be a newspaper journalist, what subjects should he be taking in school? Newspapers want people from all walks of life and with all different skills and areas of expertise, because obviously they want to reflect the society they're writing about so there's no particular subjects you should take. A lot of journalists would have studied English because they like the written word, but I know people who have studied all sorts like politics and history. They're all good background knowledge as you have to write stories about many different things. It's only progressing in your career that you become a specialist writer. There's a common misconception that a media studies course of some kind will help, but that's not always true. Is it useful to work on school newspapers if you want to be a journalist? Definitely. Any kind of work experience you can get will help you get on to your training course and help you get your first job. It gives you something to talk about in an interview. You'll always be competing against a lot of people. It will give you a little edge. You'll learn of course, and you'll have cuttings, stories that have been printed to show everyone.
今天简杨记者做客我们的节目。很高兴见到你，简。 我也是。 记者这份工作很辛苦。是什么促使你成为记者？你的家人？亦或是你上学时就很喜欢写作？ 孩提时我就喜欢写作。我花了好久才明白自己能从事什么工作，同时把我的创意写作用到我的工作中。直到我大学毕业后我才意识到，记者行业能提供最好的机会。有趣的是，我当上记者之后才发现，我的叔祖父曾经也是记者，为现在的《标准晚报》撰文。 我能否在得到适当的学历后，直接进入全国性的报社，为其工作？ 也许吧。除非你是幸运儿，单靠合适的学位去应聘国家级报社掌管的毕业生训练项目，机会只有1%。你需要申请。我不知道他们要招多少人，但人数不多。有的报社干脆放弃了这个项目。许多进入这个项目的人都毕业于牛津或剑桥。 如果有人想成为报社记者，在学校应该修什么课程？ 报社希望招募各行各业的技术人才，因为，很明显，他们的文章要反映整个社会，所以没有特定的学科要学。许多记者会学英语，因为他们很喜欢书面文字，但我也认识学习其他知识，比如政治学和历史的记者。如果你要写有关许多方面的文章，需要了解背景知识。只有在职业生涯中不断取得进步，你才能成为优秀的作家。通常人们都会误解，媒体研究等课程的知识会对此有所帮助，但这不完全正确。 如果你要成为记者，在校报工作对此有帮助吗？ 当然。各种工作经历都会对你的训练课程和得到第一份编辑工作有帮助。它会让你在面试中取得话语权。你会和一大群人竞争。这会给你些优势。你会学到东西，你会有剪报——印刷出来的文章——向大家展示。