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INSPIRED BY THIS piece by journalist Felix Salmon in response to requests from writers for guidance, #AdviceToYoungJournalists quickly became a Twitter trending topic.

Writing for Fusion.com Salmon said that while he’s “constantly astonished by the quantity and quality of the material being produced today” and while he thinks “this is probably the greatest era for journalism that the world has ever seen”:

… that doesn’t mean life is good for journalists.

He goes on to explain why these youngsters writing to him should change their career paths*, while doing his best to offer words of guidance to those intent on following their dreams.

(*Ezra Klein has written a slightly more upbeat response for Vox)

Salmon’s words have sparked others to offer their own nuggets of help.

Some are misanthropic, some sarcastic, some helpful, some inspiring… most are true.

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And the last word rests with Storyful’s Áine Kerr:

Journalism has officially reached its peak with this headline

Paul Kimmage: ‘The game is up for the kind of journalism that I practice’