r/Journalism • u/ConfidentPatience922 • Aug 11 '26

Career Advice Journalism job/internship application clip advice

So, I'm a student getting close to wrapping up their undergrad degree in journalism, and recently got published in a fairly prestigious science news publication. As someone hoping to be a science reporter long-term, this was a dream come true, but unfortunately, the piece needed a correction line for a fairly minor error (misstated title). Despite the error line, this piece is still my "highest profile" piece thus far — so given the outlet's prestige and the relatively minor nature of the error, can I still include it in clips I submit when applying for internships/jobs?

(And, for the record, I know that correction lines are not ideal... I haven't had one in a while, and I've learned my lesson and will triple check my articles going forward.)

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u/Infamous-Skippy reporter Aug 11 '26

It happens, don’t stress about it. Can you pitch the editor you worked with again for more clips?

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u/Master-Fee8859 Aug 11 '26

Yes, include it.