challenges in journalistic writing vs. academic writing

The challenges that I am experiencing in journalistic writing all involve the concept of brevity or "simplifying my writing". I struggle with writing too many words, or over elaborating on the minor details of my topic . In academic writing, length seemed to be something that was praised and desired. It is quite the opposite, however, in journalistic writing. I am learning that the goal is to get your point across in the shortest amount of words possible. I am also learning that in academic writing, big and complicated words make your writing seem more "intelligent". In journalism, however, big words make the story difficult and unappealing to readers.