For the first time in my career, the National Association of Black Journalists is hosting its annual convention in my hometown of Detroit. And because of that, I've decided to pay the registration fee for five NABJ students. I'm doing this because I know what it's like to be a struggling college student.

Journalism schools teach a lot of skills to aspiring journalists, including how to write, shoot video, and engage an audience on social media. However, there's still a couple of things journalism schools don't teach: how to network with other professionals and why that's an important aspect of your career.

I have a good friend in Virginia who is a fantastic journalist. I'm keeping this person's name anonymous. We'll call him/her Morgan. Morgan's real name doesn't matter as much as the cautionary tale that I'm about to relay. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});