Will being a journalist negatively affect me becoming "the talent"?

[martyyahar]

Recently, i've been doing some minor journalism work for online music magazines and other places here and there, and i've been planning on doing Youtube-style reviews and such.

However, this is sort of to pass the time and while i indeed love doing it, i worry that i will become stigmatized as so much of a critic anything i create will have to live up to "the standard" i've set with media i talk about or somehow misalign my reputation if i ever want to become an actor, translator, or writer.

Does being a journalist on topics directly related to the medium you are working in as "the talent" (i.e. actors, writers, directors, other creatives) harm your chances of success? Could it help?

[Shaun Ince]

Depends on what kind of journalism it is.

[martyyahar]

Originally Posted by Shaun Ince

Depends on what kind of journalism it is.

First off, apologies for my lateness, i just noticed this thread got responded to.

I mainly work in music journalism, but i also want to venture out into animation and film/ tv journalism.

I review music and sometimes write features about it.