I remember how incredibly proud I was the first time I saw my name on a masthead...now I wish I could have it removed. I must admit, having been around journalists most of my life, that most were pretty decent folk. I have no idea how the entire media world caved so quickly. I truly have no explanation.
I'll start with J school. When I was managing a newsroom, I got to the point where i didn't want to hire anybody who had a journalism degree because the profs, none of whom had any news experience at all, were filling their heads with garbage. Of course now I know that was happening across the board in all colleges. I got tired of saying, "I don't care what your professor said. This is how we do it in the real world."
I spent my nearly all of working life as a reporter and editor and I feel exactly the same as you.
I remember how incredibly proud I was the first time I saw my name on a masthead...now I wish I could have it removed. I must admit, having been around journalists most of my life, that most were pretty decent folk. I have no idea how the entire media world caved so quickly. I truly have no explanation.
I'll start with J school. When I was managing a newsroom, I got to the point where i didn't want to hire anybody who had a journalism degree because the profs, none of whom had any news experience at all, were filling their heads with garbage. Of course now I know that was happening across the board in all colleges. I got tired of saying, "I don't care what your professor said. This is how we do it in the real world."