# Upper-intermediate | Advice for a Young Journalist

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Podcast: [ChinesePod - Intermediate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chinesepod-intermediate-2136527)
Published: 2026-06-22T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Being a journalist is a difficult job not least because of the notoriously low pay and constant deadlines. Getting that scoop that makes the job worthwhile can often be the hardest part of all. In this lesson, a new reporter learns the ropes from a hardened veteran while investigating a mining accident. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/2091

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