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Does It Still Make Sense to Be a Journalist?
his is the question I hear most from students and early-career reporters. It is usually posed something like this: “Journalism jobs are disappearing. Where they do exist, the pay is low. Even if I work ethically, lots of people won’t trust my reporting—and some may threaten my well-being, online and even in the real world. I worry all this will get worse in Trump’s second term. Have I made a mistake in committing to be a journalist? Should I switch fields now?”
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