Despite being something of an introvert, reporter Courtney Bublé found that reaching out to working journalists was a great way to break in. bit.ly/3O1IE4D

Veteran reporter Jill Lawrence got her start when a journalism professor recommended she take a wire service writing test bit.ly/3HgZlp8

I broke into journalism as a music lit major. Thanks Ryan Teague Beckwith for the chance to tell this tale, strange but in some ways a mini-history of industry evolution. Bottom line for aspiring/ambitious journos: Don't do what I did, and don't be discouraged. yourfirstbyline.substack.com/p/my-first-byl…

.Madeleine Carlisle kept in touch with an editor who came to speak at her college, a connection that helped her get her first job bit.ly/3U50Mye

.Hannah Ruhoff got her first job in journalism because an editor from a former internship put in a word for her bit.ly/3U0HytU

Business reporter Emma Hinchliffe got an internship that changed the course of her career bit.ly/48Sbf4j

Freelance reporter lindsayleewallace dot bsky dot social got her start by following writers she liked on Twitter to see where they were being published bit.ly/47vnQJK

Had a fun time answering questions about being a reporter which I guess makes me a reporter! Thank you Ryan Teague Beckwith for the opportunity!

By the way I write about culture, health, & entertainment—in fact I’m going to be at Sundance!—& I’d love to do so for YOUR publication!

.Seema began covering politics after a chance assignment introduced her to a key editor bit.ly/3vzDd6F

True story, I post as I fly home from my Midwestern home away from home after covering my fifth Iowa caucuses.

New York Times' politics reporter Maya King got her start writing for her hometown paper during winter break in college bit.ly/3tT7kFL

A nice Q+A with Your First Byline & Ryan Teague Beckwith! And shoutout to The Hoya of course 📰 yourfirstbyline.substack.com/p/my-first-byl…

I really love the Your First Byline Substack because it makes clear that everyone's path into journalism is a little bit different. I talked about mine (and an early byline that informed my view of the value of local news) here: open.substack.com/pub/yourfirstb…

.Leigh Munsil got her first job after a carefully planned-out two-week trip to meet with editors bit.ly/3Symr0Z

.Christina Cauterucci emphasized her experience in the local arts scene and drew up a detailed plan to get her first job in journalism bit.ly/4b8aEgK

.Danya Henninger got her start in journalism by becoming friends with a chef bit.ly/4926ohd

My fiancée Emily Joshu Sterne talked to Ryan Teague Beckwith about how she got her start in journalism and her advice to people considering a media career: yourfirstbyline.substack.com/p/my-first-byl…

Check out Philip Eil's true-crime book "Prescription for Pain," in bookstores today!

all the thanks to Ryan Teague Beckwith for inviting me to share my journalism origin story for Your First Byline! yourfirstbyline.substack.com/p/my-first-byl…