Q: I am a journalism student at Wayne State, and I came across your name while reading an article you did on 9/11 era journalists.

I am very interested in journalism, one of the aspects of a job I look for is adventure and, for lack of a better word, danger. I was wondering what jobs in journalism, if any, would be good for me, or even if this is the subject I should be studying. I doubt there are any people in journalism who focus only on conflicts, but this is my aspiration.

My minor is, in fact, peace and conflict studies. Thank you for any help you can give me.

John

A: Peace and war are two sides of the same coin.

There are people who live for the challenges of foreign correspondence and, for that, they don’t plan to be covering squash matches.

That could work for you. You’d have competition, of course. Things to think about if you want to pursue this kind of work:

• Learn languages
• Become self-sufficient, personally accountable and independent
• Get started on your journalism work early