Academic vs Journalistic Writing

I have difficulties writing journalistically. I find it easier to write academically because that’s what I’ve been taught all through middle and high school. I’m out of my comfort zone writing journalist because I do not have experience writing in that style.
The rules and style is different. Journalism has various writing styles and stories, whereas academic writing doesn’t have much various. Journalism has different rules according to the AP style handbook. There’s different meanings and abbreviations that is different than academic writing. Journalism uses different words and gets straight to the point. In academic writing you should sound more sophisticated, have a thesis and a conclusion.