Here at Casa JoaJ, we receive emails from young aspiring journalists ALL THE TIME asking how to get started in our esteemed industry. About 90% of the questions we’re asked about salaries, freelancing, staff assignments, and journalism inside baseball (especially digital, and especially the NY/SF/LA/DC Axis of Name Recognition) can be answered by this discussion Branch put out by the good people of the Awl.

In fewer words: Read this shit.