Ive always wanted to be a journalist but really dont know too much about it, Can you tell me some things I should know about it? Like is it a hard job? 
I imagine it depends.  There are so many types:  print, radio, internet and tv
Indeed there are, Do you happen to know the salary of a journalist? I imagine its a lot. 
Again there are so many different types.  Journalism is basically just reporting on the facts and events
True, I want to be a journalist but dont even know where to start, Do I have to go to college to be one? 
I imagine it would be helpful.  But the role of a journalist has changed a lot over the years, especiially with news on the internet
Yea todays journalism is mostly on the internet and many times on camera, not like the old pen and paper style. 
YEs and in some countries, the media is controlled by the government