Does journalism has a good scope? Is it worth pursuing journalism after 12th?

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    Renuka Rana Community Manager | Guide-Level 12

    8 years ago
    There is definitely a great scope for journalism in India. The advent of so many new platforms, such as The Logical India, Scroll, SaddaHaq, and the traction that these platforms are gaining is a sign of that.
    In fact, look at the number of foreign players vying for journalism space in India - Huffington Post, Mashable, Quartz already have operations and a few more are planning to start operations soon.
    The challenge, however, is what impact journalism is able to make. At this time, thanks to the stupidity of the Internet, it is all about "top x things that blow your mind&get;" which doesn't add real value. Unfortunately, many new platfo
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    Ronmi Bora | Contributor-Level 7

    8 years ago
    Definitely, if you have flair in writing and news reporting interests you. Degree in journalism can get you jobs in leading newspapers, channels and pave way in case you like travelling and exciting kind of role over routine job.
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    Konatham Abhishek If you do not go to the end, why to start? | Scholar-Level 17

    6 years ago
    The advent of so many new platforms, such as The Logical India, Scroll, SaddaHaq, and the traction that these platforms are gaining is a sign of that. In fact, look at the number of foreign players vying for journalism space in India - Huffington Post, Mashable, Quartz already have operations and a few more are planning to start operations soon. The challenge, however, is what impact journalism is able to make. At this time, thanks to the stupidity of the Internet, it is all about "top x things that blow your mind&get;" which doesn't add real value. Unfortunately, many new platforms are trying to fight for that "viral" space, which wil
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