Growing up I was always strong in English and Literature classes and enjoyed the writing prompts and creative writing opportunities. In college I often wrote people's papers in exchange for them to do my math homework. As for journalism, it was something I started considering as I approached adulthood. I ultimately joined the military as an intelligence specialist in the Navy but I find myself writing briefs and articles all the time now. BLUFs, article structuring, sourcing, research, etc. and I enjoy it (most of the time). I also wrote lots of fun articles on my favorite professional sports teams that would break down their strengths and weaknesses, post-game summaries and analysis, and predictions. One thing I have noticed, in both Intell and Sports, is that there is A LOT of material regurgitation. As well as main stream news media! Once someone puts together an article or story, everyone else tears out the good bits and writes their own, often not even bothering to rephrase anything. Straight up copy and paste. I considered a college major in journalism, but was often told "journalism is dead" and scared myself into thinking I would never make a decent living doing it. It still interests me though! And I always enjoy a good article when I stumble across one. Maybe I'll try freelance writing for a local newspaper or magazine just for fun?