Journalism and writing are extremely competitive careers. The quality of your journalism and your tenacity to get good sources and write compelling articles will allow you to receive more money for your articles. You are also still more likely to get a job for a news company if you get a journalism degree. Elect to study internet technology (IT), photography or videography along with your journalism degree. This may help you get a job, or help you stay ahead of the curve as journalism changes.
You may need to pay or get an account in order to use many of the online and microfiche databases. Some of the materials can only be used inside the library.
In many cases, the more comments that you get on your article, the more in tune it is with what is important to readers today. It is important to have a good Internet moderator, to ensure inappropriate comments are removed so your article can be shared.
There is a reason many top-quality sources make you pay or have subscriptions. They understand the value of good quality information. You may be able to expense it as part of your business costs.