I am a freshman majoring in landscape architecture. I want to change my major to become a war correspondent or foreign correspondent. I want to report international news.

It is rare for you to have such an ambition, but it is difficult.

There are very few media outlets with branches and reporter stations overseas because operating costs are very high. As far as I know, only Xinhua News Agency, CCTV, People's Daily, and China Daily send foreign reporters. Other media generally use Xinhua News Agency's articles.

If you want to station abroad, it is best to join Xinhua News Agency. Xinhua News Agency has more than 100 branches overseas and is still expanding. Editors, editors and even logistics staff can apply to be stationed abroad, and as long as they apply, they will usually be sent.

Other media, even if you enter, may not let you out.

It is not recommended that you major in journalism. Journalism is learned in practice, and what is taught in school is useless. And studying journalism has nothing to do with stationing abroad. Foreign correspondents generally study foreign languages, mainly English. English has a wide coverage and can go anywhere. However, you need to learn English very well and be able to publish articles directly after training.

Secondly, you can learn Arabic, because Arab countries are the most chaotic. But you are a girl, and Arab countries have severe discrimination against women, so it is difficult for female reporters to interview you. Or, you can learn a small language, such as Japanese, Thai, Hebrew, or Greek, and specialize in that country, but this way there will be less room for development.

There is a prerequisite that they need to be graduates of prestigious schools. This type of media generally recruits mainly on campus, and most of them are students from Peking University, Tsinghua University, SISU, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Renmin University, Fudan University, Guangzhou University, and Nanjing University.

If the school or major is not suitable or you do not have the conditions to learn the language, you can also try to learn photography. If you are a photography enthusiast and have a certain level, you can become a photojournalist. If you have good physical condition, you can learn to broadcast, host, direct, and work on television.

Be a reporter first, then station yourself abroad. Because positions are limited, being a foreign correspondent is a rare experience. If you really like to do news, then first understand how to be a reporter. The stage for domestic reporting is very broad, and the value of your works is generally higher than that of international news. For our readers, international news is a foreign matter after all, and no matter how big it is, it is not more important than what is happening around them. Moreover, it is not easy to do better than others in other people's territory.

In addition to photojournalists, there are two types of personalities that are more suitable for journalists: extroverted and aggressive personality; or calm and talented. You need to have certain communication skills, be flexible, be able to endure hardships (stay up late, work overtime, and withstand pressure), and preferably like writing. The feeling for news is the most important, but this needs to be understood at work.

Internship in the media and explore news in practice. If you can develop a sense of news relatively early, you should be able to stand out when applying for jobs.

If you become a famous reporter in China and you are still interested in going out by then, you will definitely have the opportunity.