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Welcome!   Who Are You? My name is Harrison Markfield, I am eighteen years old from Greenwich, Connecticut. What's Quarantine Journalism School? QJS is my blog where I hope to showcase my writing as a way to make it into journalism as a full time career. I was going to attend journalism school this coming fall, however Covid-19 has scuttled those plans for now, so here we are.  Why The Name? I suppose this is really only a 'school' for myself, trying to teach myself how to be a journalist during a time where I can't learn from real professors. Other than that, it was the best name I could come up with. What Made You Want To Be A Journalist?  Crooked Letters by Steven Godfrey is usually what I attribute to wanting to pursue this career path. I always liked finding out how things work and the power dynamic of the NCAA - as exposed in that story - is fascinating, but I've always liked writing and feel like it's what I'm best at, and I look